Jan 21, 2025 · Los Angeles Angels LA Angels; Seattle Mariners Seattle; Texas Rangers Texas; NL East. Atlanta Braves ... Entering a close game in the ninth inning and needing three outs to get a save is a situation closer Billy Wagner found himself in many times. The pressure of those outings pales in comparison to the nerves Wagner has dealt with in the days ...

Jan 21, 2025 · Wagner saved a club-record 225 games in his nine years with the Astros (1995-03), making three All-Star teams and finishing fourth in the 1999 National League Cy Young Award voting. His ’99 season was one of the most dominant by any closer in history. Wagner had 39 saves in 42 chances, a 1.57 ERA, 124 strikeouts and 35 hits in 74 2/3 innings.

Jan 21, 2025 · NEW YORK -- Billy Wagner may have been an Astro and a Phillie at least as much as he was a Met, but that doesn’t erase the fact that he was, indeed, a Met. Wagner was an important one, too, spending three-plus years as the closer in Queens following stints ... Los Angeles Angels LA Angels; Seattle Mariners Seattle; Texas Rangers Texas; NL ...

Jan 21, 2025 · Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for the Hall, falling one vote shy of unanimous when he was elected along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner. Quite the journey for a 27-year-old who left the Pacific League’s Orix BlueWave in November 2000 to sign with Seattle as the first Japanese position player in Major League Baseball.

Jan 22, 2025 · Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball’s Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of unanimous when he was elected Tuesday along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.

Jan 22, 2025 · FILE – New York Mets’ Billy Wagner reacts after the third out against the Los Angeles Dodgers to end Game 2 of Major League Baseball’s National League Division Series, Oct. 5, 2006, at Shea ...

Jan 21, 2025 · FILE - New York Mets’ Billy Wagner reacts after the third out against the Los Angeles Dodgers to end Game 2 of Major League Baseball’s National League Division Series, Oct. 5, 2006, at Shea ...

Jan 22, 2025 · Wagner came just five votes shy of induction last year, meaning he had to wait another 365 days to see if he made the cut. Here's a look at how Wagner reacted to finally making the Hall of Fame.

Jan 21, 2025 · On Tuesday, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum revealed the 2025 Hall of Fame class, which included former reliever Billy Wagner. Wagner, 53, was a first-round pick of the Houston...

4 days ago · Wagner received 82.5 percent of the votes to get inducted, and he revealed why he is entering the Hall of Fame with the Houston Astros. “The Astros were where I first came in, I am definitely vested in the Astros with my kids being born …