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 ...

So Friday afternoon, the current Astros seized a chance to recognize a franchise luminary. Wagner visited the Astros’ spring training clubhouse, where manager Joe Espada recounted his route to ...

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 ...

Former Houston Astros closer Billy Wagner felt like the clock stopped from 2 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. yesterday afternoon, the final day of his final year of eligibility to be voted into the Baseball ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

FILE - In this June 8, 2003, file photo, Houston Astros closer Billy Wagner pitches to a Tampa Bay Devil Rays batter during a baseball game in Houston. (AP Photo/Brett Coomer, File) (Brett Coomer ...

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.