No. 8 in baseball history with 422 career saves, left-hander Billy Wagner looks poised to join a select group of relief ...

The Baseball Hall of Fame told Billy Wagner last January to watch TV and stay near a phone when the election results were announced. It finally seemed time for Wagner, the former Phillies closer who ...

Almost 50 years after his final major-league game, Phillies ... Utley and closer Billy Wagner. Allen died on Dec. 7, 2020 at the age of 78. He played nine seasons in Philadelphia across two ...

Given the trends in baseball over the last 25 years, our thresholds for starting pitchers must be recalibrated to reward ...

Billy Wagner! The last time he threw a pitch was ... a double-play tag team that played more games together, mostly in Philadelphia, than any other duo in NL history. The funny thing is, if ...

Billy Wagner ... This is Wagner's 10th and final year of eligibility on the BBWAA ballot. A hard-throwing lefty who racked up 422 saves for the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, New York ...

Phillies, Mets, Red Sox and Braves. In 1999, he finished fourth in National League Cy Young Award voting after turning in a 1.57 ERA with 39 saves for Houston. Wagner had an even better campaign with ...

The Philadelphia Phillies entered the winter expected to make some changes after coming up short in the postseason for the third year in a row, this time it being the earliest exit in the current ...

Ahead of the 2024 MLB Trade Deadline, the Philadelphia Phillies were looking to bolster their lineup and add some insurance to the outfield mix. To accomplish that, one of the two deals they ...