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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?

Texas Tech middle-distance runner Fanny Arendt broke the school record in 800 meters for second week in a row. See full results from Stan Scott meet ...

So, yes, there is “Chicago, A.L.” under George Kenneth Griffey Jr. And “Florida, N.L.” still receives its spot under Michael Joseph Piazza ... triumph against the Giants. Abreu and Wagner both emerged ...

Billy Wagner – who pitched for the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets and others – was finally voted into ...

The Hall of Fame has the final say on which logo appears on an inductee’s cap, but the case for Billy Wagner to be inducted ...

Wagner erupted in tears as he received the news of his induction during a phone call with Hall of Fame representatives in ...

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 ...

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. Wagner received 82.5% from the vote ...

HOUSTON - Former Houston Astros pitcher Billy Wagner is headed to Cooperstown. Wagner was elected to the MLB Hall of Fame Class of 2025. What we know Wagner will be officially inducted ...