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, 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It used to be so much easier. Well, not easier — not exactly — but calmer. A relief pitcher learns to be comfortable with chaos, confident at the controls. Now, in his 10th inning on the Hall ...

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 ...

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 ...

The left-handed flamethrower is by some measures the hardest pitcher to make contact off of in MLB history. In his final year of BBWAA eligibility, his election may come down to the wire.

Players eligible for the Hall of Fame must appear on 75-plus percent of ballots to secure induction, a bar that eluded Wagner in recent years. But the seven-time All-Star continues to make ...