Last night former Red Sox pitcher Billy Wagner, one of the greatest closers of his generation, was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame. We’ll always remeber those 13.2 innings in 2009, Billy. His son Will Wagner is a member of the Toronto Blue Jays so the family ties to the AL East remain.
New York Mets catcher Paul Lo Duca, left, congratulates closer Billy Wagner by patting him on the cap after the Mets 4-3 win over the New York Yankees in 2006. Billy Wagner was unhittable as a pitcher and now he’s officially a baseball immortal.
After Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner were voted into Cooperstown by the Baseball Writers' Association of America on Tuesday, Martin was among three former Blue Jays that didn't garner the five per cent of the vote required to have their candidacy carried onto 2026.
When it was first reported the Blue Jays would receive three players in exchange for trading Yusei Kikuchi to the Houston Astros, Will Wagner was not the headliner coming back to Toronto.
The 2025 class of the National Baseball Hall of Fame will be announced on Tuesday night and while left-handed pitcher Mark Buehrle won't be getting in this time around, he will be staying on the ballot for at least another year.
Ichiro Suzuki becomes the first Japanese player chosen for baseball’s Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of being a unanimous selection.
The population of Cooperstown just grew by three.Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, and Billy Wagner were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers Association of America voters Tuesday,
Jake Mintz and Andy McCullough discuss Roki Sasaki and Tanner Scott joining the Dodgers, whether the team’s wild spending spree is good for the game, Anthony Santander signing with the Blue Jays and their thoughts on the Baseball Hall of Fame.
At least the Blue Jays, Cubs, and Mariners have reported interest in Moncada’s services. In Toronto’s case ... Addison Barger, Will Wagner, Leo Jiménez, Orelvis Martinez, and Ernie Clement ...
This week, Sasaki narrowed his list down to three finalists: The Dodgers, Padres and Blue Jays. He has until next ... Last year, Billy Wagner’s final total in the tracker was 77.8 percent.
The Baseball Hall of Fame told Billy Wagner last January ... are the reward to me.” Wagner has coached kids who followed his path to pro ball like his son Will, a second baseman who debuted last season with the Blue Jays, and Ethan Chenault, a Phillies ...