Former Houston Astros closer Billy Wagner was denied election into the Baseball Hall of Fame in each of the nine previous years prior. Wagner's extended wait led to an outpouring of emotion after he ...

Ex-Atlanta Braves center fielder Andruw Jones missed the cut for Cooperstown on Jan. 21, but a closer who pitched his final season in Atlanta will be part of th ...

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 year ...

With 422 saves, Wagner is also only the eighth closer to eclipse the 400-save plateau, and his 2.31 ERA is the second-lowest for a player with at least 900 innings thrown behind only Mariano Rivera.