NEW YORK -- Billy Wagner may have been an Astro and a Phillie at least as ... off the ballot “Congratulations to Billy Wagner on baseball’s highest honor,” Mets owners Steve and Alex Cohen said in a statement. “He was a two-time All-Star during ...

It was a long time coming, but Billy Wagner finally closed it out. And he couldn’t keep the emotions from flowing. The seven-time All-Star, in his final year of eligibility, was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame with 82.5 percent of the vote.

Billy Wagner received 82.5 percent of the tally from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, after he missed by just five votes last year.

The New York Mets were well-represented on the ... On Tuesday, it was announced that former Mets closer Billy Wagner earned induction by gathering 82.5% of votes, surpassing the 75% threshold ...

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, and former New York Mets closer Billy Wagner were introduced as the newest members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame

It was an emotional moment for Wagner, who has used his time coaching baseball at the Miller School in Charlottesville, Virginia; travel baseball and helping his alma mater Ferrum College, to keep from overwhelming himself with the looming finality of his final year on the ballot.

Former New York Mets reliever Billy Wagner joins SNY's Eamon McAnaney shares how proud he is to be the latest member in the Baseball Hall of Fame in his tenth and final year on the ballot.

The distance from Ferrum, Virginia to Cooperstown, New York is a road far longer than just the miles between the two small towns.For Billy Wagner, it's a journe

Three new members will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2025, as Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, and Billy Wagner were elected into the hallowed halls of Cooperstown on Tuesday. Each candidate received at least the 75% needed from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) vote.

Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball's Hall of Fame, voted in Tuesday along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.

In a video posted on X by sports writer Jose de Jesus Ortiz, Wagner leaned against a pool table while taking the call. He listened for more than 15 seconds before he put his hand on his face, fighting tears and hunching over. “Thank you,” he eventually said to the person on the other end of the phone.

The 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class has been announced — with three legends from the diamond getting enough votes to be inducted. One of those legends, Billy Wagner, grew up in the region. Wagner joined me today as a former MLB pitcher,