A month before he is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, Wagner sat down with The Inquirer to discuss his career, ...

Nine times Wagner recorded at least 30 saves in a career that spanned 16 seasons and five teams (Astros, Phillies, Mets, Red Sox, Braves). 5 Billy Wagner got into the Hall of Fame in his 10th year ...

Wagner has one more year of eligibility remaining. In fact, he fell five votes short. Two other Phillies, Chase Utley and Jimmy Rollins, did not get the votes needed for induction.

Wagner needed 75 percent of the votes and he got 73.8 percent. Adrian Beltre, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer got in. Hard to argue with Beltre and Helton. Mauer could easily be questioned.

Wagner came to Philadelphia after nine successful seasons in Houston. He pitched to a 1.86 ERA in 126 innings across 120 games in a Phillies uniform in 2004 and 2005.

Billy Wagner, a seven-time All-Star and one of the best relievers of his era, missed out on being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by only a few votes.

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Even now, Billy Wagner occasionally will pass a mirror and be surprised by the sight of himself in a Philadelphia Phillies uniform. "It's a different shade of red, isn't it ...

Wagner pitched in Houston for nine seasons, becoming the franchise’s all-time saves leader, before being traded to Philadelphia in 2004. He was later an All-Star with the Phillies, Mets and ...

The ninth time may be the charm for Wagner, a former closer for the Mets, Astros, Phillies, Red Sox and Braves, though it’s not an open-and-shut case. Wagner will need to reach a 75% threshold ...

Billy Wagner is one of baseball's newest Hall of Famers, and he received another honor this week.The Houston Astros will retire his No. 13 this summer, the team announced Tuesday. The ceremony ...