Ichiro Suzuki had already cemented a strong, and likely everlasting baseball card market long before Tuesday’s almost unanimous vote for his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, headlining the ...

This year, only three members will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, and Billy Wagner. Ichiro and Sabathia are first-time candidates on the ballot, while Wagner ...

The weight of the long wait was evident for Billy Wagner when he finally got the call from the Baseball Hall of Fame. Once he picked up the phone and heard the news, the ex-Mets reliever became ...

Billy Wagner came through in his ... as entrants into Cooperstown. Wagner received 82.5 percent of the tally from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, which allowed an exhale ...

If there’s one word that best describes Billy Wagner, it’s overpowering. He was one of the best in baseball history at striking batters out and limiting hard contact. Among all pitchers with ...

Billy Wagner has had a year to think about his proximity to the Baseball Hall of Fame. In his penultimate year on the ballot in 2024, the seven-time All-Star closer finished five votes shy of ...

Hear the full conversation on the “Baseball Bar-B-Cast” podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. View more As the captain of the Billy Wagner height machine ...

For Billy Wagner, once more, prestige lay in the final frame. Wagner, the former Houston Astros closer, was elected Tuesday to the Baseball Hall of Fame, the honor arriving in his 10th and final ...

He now joins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki and starting pitcher CC Sabathia as the inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2025. Billy Wagner has been elected to the National Baseball Hall of ...

Billy Wagner’s era saw a proliferation of companies producing trading cards. His rookie cards can ... he was included in one of the most iconic rookie baseball sets of all time: the 2001 Topps ...