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Billy Wagner, faced with his last chance at earning enshrinement to baseball’s hall of immortals in Cooperstown, N.Y., finally vaulted the 75% mark to punch his ticket to athletic immortality ...
Billy Wagner is approaching the peak in his climb up Everest. His steady climb to 75% of votes on the BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot, though it has taken its time, will culminate with this year’s ...
With seven All-Star appearances, Wagner matches Hall of Fame closer Trevor Hoffman. His rate stats are even better, though Hoffman had 153 more appearances and 179 more saves.
Billy Wagner has had a year to think about his proximity to the Baseball Hall of Fame. In his penultimate year on the ballot in 2024, the seven-time All-Star closer finished five votes shy of ...
Billy Wagner fell just five votes short of induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame last January, making 2025 his 10th and final eligible year on the ballot for enshrinement in Cooperstown. The ...
Billy Wagner gives heartwarming reaction after Hall of Fame induction Those are tears of joy. This is something Wagner has wanted for quite some time, and frankly, it should not have taken this long.
Leading up to the Baseball Hall of Fame class announcement on Jan. 21, ... Our final case analysis revolves around Billy Wagner, who’s in his 10th and final year of BBWAA eligibility.
Through Wednesday afternoon, Wagner was polling at 84.5 percent on Ryan Thibodaux’s Hall of Fame tracker. He has gained eight new votes from returning voters, and all 11 first-time voters have ...
Billy Wagner's chances of being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame are looking pretty good. Ryan Thibodeaux's ballot tracker has the longtime closer tracking at more than 84 percent of the vote ...
Billy Wagner is approaching the peak in his climb up Everest. His steady climb to 75% of votes on the BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot, though it has taken its time, will culminate with this year’s ...