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

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- In past years, Billy Wagner got Bobby Cox's attention by writing a message on a baseball and rolling it across the field into the Atlanta Braves' dugout. Cox said Saturday the ...

A former Brave is going into Cooperstown. Closer Billy Wagner, whose final season came in with the Braves, was elected into the Hall of Fame on Tuesday. He appeared on 85.2% of ballots cast by ...

Billy Wagner only spent one season of his MLB career with the Atlanta Braves. It was his final campaign in 2010. Ironically, the 16-year reliever pitcher getting inducted into the Baseball Hall of ...

Billy Wagner, the team's closer in 2010 ... But Wagner wasn't the only former Atlanta Braves player on the Hall of Fame ballot. Outfielders Gary Sheffield and Andruw Jones were both on the ...

three former Atlanta Braves players are on the 2025 ballot. With more than a quarter of the votes counted, their chances of induction vary widely. Billy Wagner, the longtime closer who spent the ...

Billy Wagner's chances of being elected to the ... New York Mets, Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves from 1995-2010, Wagner missed out on being inducted by a mere five votes last year.

Chapman, 36, struck out Travis d’Arnaud and pinch-hitter Sean Murphy in the ninth inning of the Pirates’ 2-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves in 10 innings. Aroldis Chapman passed Billy Wagner to ...

and Atlanta Braves (2010). / Al Tielemans/Sports Illustrated The primary objective of pitching is to suppress hitting. Over the past 105 years, Billy Wagner is one of the best pitchers at the most ...

Billy Wagner of the Atlanta Braves kneels on the ground after he injured himself during their game against the San Francisco Giants during Game 2 of the NLDS at AT&T Park on October 8, 2010 ...

in Atlanta. Chapman struck out Braves' Sean Murphy, passing Billy Wagner for the most career strikeouts by a left-handed reliever with 1.197. Credit: AP/Mike Stewart Wagner finished his career by ...