The Houston Astros made the postseason for an eighth consecutive season after finishing with a record of 88-73 and winning ...

On January 21, 2025, all-time great closer Billy Wagner was elected to the Hall of Fame. A version of this story originally ran in December 2020.

Billy Wagner received 82.5 percent of the tally from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, after he missed by just five votes last year.

Wagner’s No. 13 will be the 10th number retired by the Astros during a ceremony Aug. 16. He’ll be inducted July 27 in Cooperstown with Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Dave Parker and Dick Allen.

NEW YORK -- Billy Wagner may have been an Astro and a Phillie at least as ... Carlos Beltrán crept closer to the Hall in his third year on the ballot, while David Wright garnered enough support to ...

To gain entry to the Baseball Hall of Fame, Billy Wagner completed a climb few candidates have managed. Wagner, the former Houston Astros closer, attained the 75% support from voters required for ...

Last week, longtime closer Billy Wagner earned election into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. It was Wagner's tenth and ...

Billy Wagner has been elected to the National Baseball ... Tuesday's announcement ensures a third former Astros star enters the Hall of Fame, with Wagner joining former second baseman Craig ...

For Billy Wagner, once more, prestige lay in the final ... join a small circle of relievers in Cooperstown and become the third player enshrined for a career spent primarily with the Astros ...

The trio of stars, each of whom spent part of their career in New York, will be inducted in Cooperstown on July 27.

Ichiro Suzuki had already cemented a strong, and likely everlasting baseball card market long before Tuesday’s almost unanimous vote for his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, headlining the ...