Longtime Astros relief pitcher Billy Wagner joins a prestigious Hall of Fame class in Cooperstown Sunday. Ichiro Suzuki was always known for his meticulous preparation during his 19-year Major League ...

Two days removed from his 54th birthday, Billy Wagner will have reached the pinnacle of his profession on Sunday afternoon when he’s officially inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in ...

The famed pitcher “amassed 422 saves over 16 years with the Astros, Phillies, Mets, Red Sox and Braves,” according to the HOF. Wagner, along with Dick Allen, Dave Parker, CC Sabathia, and Ichiro ...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Billy Wagner’s Baseball Hall of Fame induction weekend began with a celebration among longtime friends. The Houston Astros, whose logo will grace Wagner’s Hall of Fame plaque, ...

Former Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Billy Wagner took his place among the greats of the game after he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday. Wagner was the first player to take ...

On July 27, former Houston Astros pitcher Billy Wagner was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The vast majority of his career was spent with the Astros after being drafted 12th overall ...

It’s hard to imagine Hall of Fame pitcher Billy Wagner as anything other than an elite closer, but when he came up with the Houston Astros in 1995, the plan was for him to start. In 83 career minor ...

Billy Wagner, who was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame last month with a Houston Astros logo on his cap, garnered a rare recognition from the organization Saturday. The Astros retired ...

Cooperstown, N.Y. — Ichiro Suzuki was always known for his meticulous preparation during his 19-year Major League Baseball career. For his induction into the Hall of Fame? Not so much. “Of course, I’m ...

FILE - This is a March 1964 file photo showing Philadelphia Phillies baseball player Dick Allen at spring training in Clearwater, Fla. (AP Photo/File) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey ...

Billy Wagner called his tenure with the Houston Astros "the best part" of his career in an emotional speech while accepting induction Sunday to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.

HOUSTON — Houston Astros stars Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio had simple instructions for rookie reliever Billy Wagner when he was called up in 1995 — “Sit there. Don’t talk. If we need something, ...