No. 8 in baseball history with 422 career saves, left-hander Billy Wagner looks poised to join a select group of relief pitchers in the Hall.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Longtime Astros relief pitcher Billy Wagner joins a prestigious Hall of Fame class in Cooperstown Sunday. Ichiro Suzuki was always known for his meticulous preparation during his ...

They all have a moment, a pitch, a story. They have seen Billy Wagner in a way few have, crouched behind the plate, a front-row seat for one of the greatest relief pitchers in baseball history. They ...

Sometimes it’s best to listen to your peers rather than the experts. Take the Hall of Fame candidacy of former Houston Astros reliever Billy Wagner. Based on ballots public ballots, he’s tracking well ...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Before Billy Wagner became one of the most dominant relief pitchers in baseball history, he was a quiet 21-year-old arriving in a compact truck to begin his pro career in the small ...

FERRUM, Va. — Roy Clark was at home when the phone rang one day during the summer of 1991. Abe Naff, a longtime friend and the head baseball coach at Division III Ferrum College, had a hard-throwing, ...

It’s hard to imagine Hall of Fame pitcher Billy Wagner as anything other than an elite closer, but when he came up with the Houston Astros in 1995, the plan was for him to start. In 83 career minor ...

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros stars Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio had simple instructions for rookie reliever Billy Wagner when he was called up in 1995 — “Sit there. Don’t talk. If we need something, ...