Ferrum College’s own Billy Wagner was named to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame, and his week has been a whirlwind since. But even among the chaos, the former Panther made the trip back to his alma mater to give back.

His delayed trial was supposed to have started weeks ago, but Billy Wagner will return to the Pike County courthouse for pre-trial hearing.

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.

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,

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.

In electing Wagner, the BBWAA has defined the modern-day closer as its own entity, with candidates’ credentials measured not against the whole of the body but against this specific peer group.

Hannah, 20, was engaged to 20-year-old Frankie Rhoden. They were among eight members of the Rhoden family who were killed in a single night in Pike County in 2016. Jake and Angela Wagner confessed to their role in the massacre, which was prompted by a child custody dispute.

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.

MLB players who are eligible to make the Baseball Hall of Fame receive 10 chances (as long as they don't dip below five percent of the vote) to get a plaque in

Wagner had a 1.98 earned run average and struck out 22 of the 56 batters he faced in his 15 games for the Red sox in 2009.

Billy Wagner has been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his 10th and final time on. the ballot. He cruised in with 82.5% of votes. Wagner was the forebear for the current generation ...

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