The Athletic's Jayson Stark took a deep dive into the Hall of Fame chances for a couple modern day closers with Billy Wagner receiving enshrinement this year.

In Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner, the Baseball Writers Association delivered quite an eclectic trifecta to ...

Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball’s Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of unanimous when he ...

Closer Mariano Rivera ... and his 2.31 ERA and 0.998 WHIP are both the best for a southpaw in the Live Ball Era. Wagner’s ...

Ichiro Suzuki, C.C. Sabathia and Billy Wagner were elected as the newest members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the ...

Undoubtedly, the main attraction at Cooperstown next July will be Ichiro, who missed by one vote of equaling Mariano Rivera’s perfection ... the bulwark pitching ace of the Yankees’ last ...

So, for one season, at least, Williams will follow in the footsteps of another Yankees closer who perplexed hitters with one pitch: Mariano Rivera ... he's one of the best in the league, if ...