Billy Wagner, Houston Astros and Baseball Hall of Fame

How former Houston Astros great Billy Wagner made unlikely climb to reach Baseball Hall of Fame
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 election in his final year of eligibility on the writers’ ballot.
Astros’ Hall of Famers react to Billy Wagner’s Cooperstown honor
Several Houston Astros’ legends reacted to Billy Wagner’s selection into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The former closer’s road to Cooperstown began in Houston in 1995. During his nine years with the Astros,
Is Billy Wagner really a Hall of Famer? A few thoughts on this year’s BBWAA voting.
In electing Wagner, the BBWAA has defined the modern-day closer as its own entity, with candidates’ credentials measured not against the whole of the body but against this specific peer group.
Former Astros closer Billy Wagner joins Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell in Baseball Hall of Fame
In his 10th and final year on the ballot, former Astros closer Billy Wagner earned is place in Cooperstown, N.Y. in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Billy Wagner gets brutally honest on earning Hall of Fame selection
Former Houston Astros closer Billy Wagner reveals his thoughts after being chosen into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Former Astros closer Billy Wagner makes it into Hall of Fame on final year to be on ballot
Houston Astros reliever Billy Wagner made it into the Baseball Hall of Fame on his final year to be on the ballot.
With Billy Wagner going to Hall of Fame, who will be next Astros legend in Cooperstown?
Billy Wagner will be the 12th former Astros player or manager to go into the Baseball Hall of Fame. There are more on the way.
Astros legend Billy Wagner on track for Hall of Fame induction before vote
Billy Wagner fell just short in his quest to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame last January. The legendary former Houston Astros closer projects to qualify for Cooperstown when the results for the class of 2025 are announced Monday night.
Billy Wagner’s emotional Baseball Hall of Fame selection: ‘Felt like the clock stopped’
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.
Astros' Billy Wagner hopes to be example for blue-collar kids with MLB dreams
Billy Wagner anxiously waited for his moment, but not just for himself, for what it meant to the future of baseball.
Fenway made a big impression on Billy Wagner while he was on the road to Cooperstown
Wagner had a 1.98 earned run average and struck out 22 of the 56 batters he faced in his 15 games for the Red sox in 2009.
Billy Wagner fights back tears as he enters Baseball of Fame in final year on ballot
It was a long time coming, but Billy Wagner finally closed it out. And he couldn’t keep the emotions from flowing. The ...
Astros GM Dana Brown says door 'is cracked' in talks with Alex Bregman about return
With rumors swirling about Alex Bregman possibly returning to the Astros, general manager discussed those talks at FanFest on ...
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The wild story of how Billy Wagner went from righty to lefty
On January 21, 2025, all-time great closer Billy Wagner was elected to the Hall of Fame. A version of this story originally ...