Sometimes it’s best to listen to your peers rather than the experts. Take the Hall of Fame candidacy of former Houston Astros reliever Billy Wagner. Based on ballots public ballots, he’s tracking well ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Billy Wagner’s baseball lives converged Friday at the spring ballpark of his past club. A high school ...

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 ...

FILE - In this June 8, 2003, file photo, Houston Astros closer Billy Wagner pitches to a Tampa Bay Devil Rays batter during a baseball game in Houston. (AP Photo ...

The Houston Astros retired Hall of Fame reliever Billy Wagner's No. 13 on Saturday after he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 27. Wagner became the 10th number retired by ...

Newly-elected Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Billy Wagner talks to reporters during a news conference Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Cooperstown, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans ...

They all have a moment, a pitch, a story. They have seen Billy Wagner in a way few have, crouched behind the plate, a front-row seat for one of the greatest relief pitchers in baseball history. They ...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — 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 ...

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 ...

HOUSTON -- FormerAstros stars Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio had simple instructions for then-rookie reliever Billy Wagner when he was called up in 1995 -- "Sit there. Don't talk. If we need something, ...