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Billy Wagner talks the Hall of Fame

How former Houston Astros great Billy Wagner made unlikely climb to reach Baseball Hall of Fame

To gain entry to the Baseball Hall of Fame, Billy Wagner completed a climb few candidates have managed. Wagner, the former Houston Astros closer, attained the 75% support from voters required for election in his final year of eligibility on the writers’ ballot.

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Former Astros closer Billy Wagner makes it into Hall of Fame on final year to be on ballot

Houston Astros reliever Billy Wagner made it into the Baseball Hall of Fame on his final year to be on the ballot.

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Ichiro Suzuki, C.C. Sabathia, Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

Ichiro Suzuki, C.C. Sabathia and Billy Wagner were elected as the newest members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the museum announced.

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The wild story of how Billy Wagner went from righty to lefty

On January 21, 2025, all-time great closer Billy Wagner was elected to the Hall of Fame. A version of this story originally ...

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Astros legend Billy Wagner voted into Baseball Hall of Fame in final ballot year

Billy Wagner fell just five votes short of induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame last January, making 2025 his 10th and final eligible year on the ballot for enshrinement in Cooperstown. The former ...

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Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball’s Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of unanimous when he ...

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Wagner anxiously awaits HOF call: 'This is it'

This story was excerpted from Brian McTaggart's Astros Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And ...

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