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 ...
Major league career: pitched for Houston, Philadelphia, New York Mets, Boston and Atlanta from 1995-2010; ranks eighth in MLB history with 422 saves; struck out 1,196 batters; had a 2.31 ERA.
The seven-time All-Star closer missed induction to Cooperstown by just five votes in 2024, his ninth year on the ballot.