Billy Wagner fell just five votes short of induction ... year on the ballot for enshrinement in Cooperstown. The former Houston Astros closer finally broke through Tuesday night.

It will be a busy summer for former left-handed closer Billy Wagner, who will have his No. 13 retired by the Houston Astros before an Aug. 16 home game. The news comes two weeks after Wagner ...

Dick Allen and Billy Wagner will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 27. That will increase the number of Phillies ...

Dotel’s best years were with the Houston Astros in the early 2000s. He was a setup man for star closer Billy Wagner, making 302 appearances and posting a 3.25 ERA in four-plus seasons.

The light-hitting Toronto Blue Jays, with an American League East-worst 95 runs scored, activated outfielder Daulton Varsho, ...

Astros. Athletics, Yankees ... especially once he paired with eventual Hall of Fame closer Billy Wagner to form one of the league’s most lethal late-game tandems. From 2001-04, Dotel averaged ...

Originally signed by the New York Mets, Dotel was traded to the Houston Astros after ... Hall of Famer Billy Wagner and four other Astros pitchers combined to no-hit the New York Yankees.

The Houston Astros posted a tribute to Dotel after news ... part of a dominant bullpen that included Hall of Famer Billy Wagner and All-Star Brad Lidge. A workhorse, Dotel’s club-leading 159 ...

Dotel’s best years were with the Houston Astros in the early 2000s. He was a setup man for star closer Billy Wagner, making 302 appearances and posting a 3.25 ERA in four-plus seasons.

The Houston Astros, Dotel’s former club from 2000 ... part of a dominant bullpen that included Hall of Famer Billy Wagner and All-Star Brad Lidge.” Dotel was born Octavio Eduardo Dotel Diaz ...

"Dotel, 51, spent five seasons (2000-04) of his outstanding, 15-year Major League career with the Houston Astros ... that included Hall of Famer Billy Wagner and All-Star Brad Lidge." ...

Dotel’s best years were with the Houston Astros in the early 2000s. He was a setup man for star closer Billy Wagner, making 302 appearances and posting a 3.25 ERA in four-plus seasons.