For Billy Wagner, once more, prestige lay in the final frame. Wagner, the former Houston Astros closer, was elected Tuesday to the Baseball Hall of Fame, the honor arriving in his 10th and final ...

Biggio’s number was the most recent retired by the Astros, who did so Aug. 17, 2008. Wagner was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame last month in his 10th and final chance on the writers’ ballot.

Wagner, the former Houston Astros closer, attained the 75% support from voters required for election in his final year of eligibility on the writers’ ballot. Wagner received 82.5% from the vote ...

Astros Will Retire Billy Wagner's No. 13 in Honor of His Induction Into Hall of Fame HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros all-time saves leader Billy Wagner will have his jersey number retired ...

Billy Wagner is one of baseball's newest Hall of Famers, and he received another honor this week. The Houston Astros will retire his No. 13 this summer, the team announced Tuesday. The ceremony ...

Players eligible for the Hall of Fame must appear on 75-plus percent of ballots to secure induction, a bar that eluded Wagner in recent years. But the seven-time All-Star continues to make ...

Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for the Hall, falling one vote shy of unanimous when he was elected along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner, a former Houston Astros closer.

HOUSTON — One of the most dominant closers in Astros history is now headed to Cooperstown. On his 10th and final year to be on the ballot, Billy Wagner was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame ...

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros all-time saves leader Billy Wagner will have his jersey number retired, an honor that coincides with his induction into the Hall of Fame, the team announced Tuesday.

HOUSTON — The Houston Astros will retire Hall of Fame closer Billy Wagner’s No. 13 in August, the team announced on Tuesday afternoon. Wagner was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame last ...