The International Legion, in conjunction with NV, recently had a chance to sit down and speak with this Swedish volunteer.

Aren’t all relief pitchers just failed starters? In Billy Wagner’s case, the answer is a definite no. The power-packed left-hander never started a game in his major league career (though he ...

Wagner, 53, reportedly appeared on 82.5 percent of ballots, easily clearing the 75 percent mark needed for induction. He earned a 73.8-percent voting share in 2024, up from his 68.1-percent voting ...

It was a long time coming, but Billy Wagner finally closed it out. And he couldn’t keep the emotions from flowing. The seven-time All-Star, in his final year of eligibility, was elected into the ...

In his 10th and final year on the ballot, former Mets closer Billy Wagner finally garnered enough votes to take his rightful place in Cooperstown in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Along with ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner's return to basketball is getting closer: He is entering the "return to competition reconditioning" phase of his recovery from a torn right ...

Billy Wagner came through in his final inning. In his 10th and last bid on the ballot, the former Mets closer earned what might as well have been his 423rd save, clearing the 75 percent threshold ...

Billy Wagner, faced with his last chance at earning enshrinement to baseball’s hall of immortals in Cooperstown, N.Y., finally vaulted the 75% mark to punch his ticket to athletic immortality ...

In football, Bobby Wagner is a graybeard. He is 34. He is completing his 13th NFL season. Saturday’s NFC divisional-round game between his Washington Commanders and the Detroit Lions will be his ...

Wagner erupted in tears as he received the news of his induction during a phone call with Hall of Fame representatives in Cooperstown. Our Esquina's Jose de Jesus Ortiz was alongside Wagner in the ...

Now, in his 10th inning on the Hall of Fame ballot, Billy Wagner is alone on the mound without the ball. And oh, is it awful. “You’re sitting here and you can’t control it,” Wagner said by ...

And while Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia got in on their first ballots, Billy Wagner had a longer wait. The longtime Astros closer spent the last 10 years on the ballot, with 2025 representing his ...