Billy Wagner – who pitched for the Astros, Phillies, Mets and others – was finally voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in January after 10 years on the ballot.
He signed a four-year, $43 million contract to become the Mets' new closer after the 2005 season; Wagner would accumulate 101 of his 422 career saves donning orange and blue, tallying seasons of ...
Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from his newsletter is a mere taste of the smorgasbord of delights he offers every week.
Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball's Hall of Fame, voted in Tuesday along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.
This story was excerpted from Kennedi Landry’s Rangers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And ...
He called every pitch of Sandy Koufax’s perfect game in 1965. After 10 seasons playing in the majors, he skippered the White ...
Is ex-Phillie Billy Wagner a true Hall of Famer even though he is considered a Phillies’ villain? Is Chase Utley on Cooperstown’s doorstep? And how about the Mets’ John Franco? Is he a Hall of Famer?
Wagner pitched for the Mets from 2006 to 2009 during a career that also included stints with the Houston Astros (1995 to 2003), Philadelphia Phillies (2004 to 2005), Boston Red Sox (2009), and ...