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Billy Wagner's excruciating Hall of Fame wait meets joyful end: 'Just happy it's over'
“For me, I’m just happy it’s over.” Wagner became the first left-handed reliever elected to the Hall of Fame, and he embraced the other, very unlikely pieces of his rise. He played collegiate ball at the Division III level – Ferrum College.
Billy Wagner had a strong emotional reaction to news he was elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
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 in his face, fighting tears and hunching over. “Thank you,” he eventually said to the person on the other end of the phone.
Wagner, who spent four seasons with the Mets, attained 73.8 percent of the vote last year. It left him within five votes of reaching the 75 percent threshold needed for induction. If Wagner isn ...
Houston Astros' reliever Billy Wagner is in final year on Hall of Fame ballot. What voter trends say
Billy Wagner fell short of election to the Baseball Hall of Fame last year in agonizing fashion. Five votes separated the former Houston Astros closer from securing a place in Cooperstown in his ...
Aren’t all relief pitchers just failed starters? In Billy Wagner’s case, the answer is a definite no. The power-packed left-hander never started a game in his major league career (though he ...
Billy Wagner can make a double dose of history Tuesday. The new class of the National Baseball Hall of Fame will be announced Tuesday, and the former Ferrum College pitcher is expected to be a ...
Billy Wagner, a legendary MLB pitcher associated with teams like Houston Astros and New York Mets, is in his final chance to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. With a remarkable career ...
On January 21, 2025, all-time great closer Billy Wagner was elected to the Hall of Fame. A version of this story originally ...
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