Billy Wagner had a strong emotional reaction to news he was elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
In a video posted on X by sports writer Jose de Jesus Ortiz, Wagner leaned against a pool table while taking the call. He listened for more than 15 seconds before he put his hand on his face, fighting tears and hunching over. “Thank you,” he eventually said to the person on the other end of the phone.
Billy Wagner’s emotional Baseball Hall of Fame selection: ‘Felt like the clock stopped’
Billy Wagner received 82.5 percent of the tally from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, after he missed by just five votes last year.
Yankees’ CC Sabathia elected to Hall of Fame; Ichiro Suzuki, Billy Wagner also make Class of 2025
The BBWAA recognized CC Sabathia’s prolonged excellence by voting the former Yankees left-hander into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Which New York Yankees Are Eligible for The Hall of Fame in 2026?
Former New York Yankees Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia, along with closer Billy Wagner, were voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday, joining Cl
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Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
and the New York Yankees (2009-19). Wagner received 284 votes and 73.8% in the 2024 balloting, five votes shy, when third baseman Adrian Beltré, catcher/first baseman Joe Mauer and first baseman ...
Yankees' Hal Steinbrenner: 'It's difficult' for owners to compete with Dodgers spending
Yankees’ Hal Steinbrenner whines about Dodgers' spending spree: ‘We’ll see if it pays off'
The Dodgers have invested hundreds of millions of dollars this winter to improve a roster that just won the World Series. It’s enough of a spending spree to put Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner in the same class as every other owner in MLB.
Yankees’ Hal Steinbrenner says it’s ‘difficult’ to match Dodgers’ spending, and other takeaways from his YES Network interview
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner Make Collective History as Hall of Fame Class
The three stalwarts were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday and will be enshrined in Cooperstown this summer.
Billy Wagner, CC Sabathia join Ichiro in 2025 MLB HOF class
Lefty pitchers Billy Wagner and CC Sabathia both earned their spots in the Baseball Hall of Fame, joining near-unanimous selection Ichiro
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner react to Baseball Hall of Fame elections
Former Yankees Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia joined former Met Billy Wagner on Thursday at a news conference about being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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MLB: Billy Wagner (Tazewell) gets first look at Cooperstown six months prior to induction
Ichiro Suzuki wants to raise a glass with the voter who chose not to check off his name on the Hall of Fame ballot.
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Behind the Plate: Wagner makes Hall
Is ex-Phillie Billy Wagner a true Hall of Famer even though he is considered a Phillies’ villain? Is Chase Utley on Cooperstown’s doorstep? And how about the Mets’ John Franco? Is he a Hall of Famer?
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2025 Hall of Fame Class makes its way to Cooperstown
Ichiro Suzuki, Billy Wagner, and C.C Sabathia were in the Cooperstown Museum for the first time on Thursday as Hall of Famers.