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

There were some other familiar names on the ballot, including Andruw Jones and Brian McCann, but Wagner made the cut in his ...

In a shocking twist, it was reported Thursday that the New York Mets are not expecting free agent first baseman Pete Alonso to return. The Mets made a final attempt to retain Pete Alonso by ...

Fresh off adding prized Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki on Friday, the Dodgers made another move to massively upgrade their pitching staff on Sunday, agreeing with left-handed reliever Tanner Scott ...

Hall of Famer Craig Biggio joins Hot Stove to discuss the Hall of Fame career of Billy Wagner, whom he spent nine seasons ...

With the Yankees, CC Sabathia gained immortality. The big lefty, who rose to the moment consistently and whose fiery attitude became as iconic as his pitching arm, was voted into the Hall of Fame in ...

Billy Wagner anxiously waited for his moment, but not just for himself, for what it meant to the future of baseball.

It used to be so much easier. Well, not easier — not exactly — but calmer. A relief pitcher learns to be comfortable with chaos, confident at the controls. Now, in his 10th inning on the Hall ...

Aren’t all relief pitchers just failed starters? In Billy Wagner’s case, the answer is a definite no. The power-packed left-hander never started a game in his major league career (though he ...

Billy Wagner, a legendary MLB pitcher associated with teams like Houston Astros and New York Mets, is in his final chance to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. With a remarkable career ...

The left-handed flamethrower is by some measures the hardest pitcher to make contact off of in MLB history. In his final year of BBWAA eligibility, his election may come down to the wire.