Ed Wade, Phillies GM 1998-2005: On Nov. 3, 2003, we acquired left-handed closer Billy Wagner from the Houston Astros in exchange for pitchers Brandon Duckworth, Taylor Buchholz and Ezequiel Astacio. Trading young pitching prospects is never easy, but we believed that we were in a position to win with Billy’s

William Edward Wagner (born July 25, 1971), nicknamed "Billy the Kid", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Boston Red …

Jan 22, 2025 · PHILADELPHIA -- Phillies legends Chase Utley and Jimmy Rollins hope to follow Billy Wagner’s path to Cooperstown, N.Y. The former Phillies closer learned on Tuesday night that he has been voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, in his 10th and final year of eligibility, by the Baseball Writers'

Jan 21, 2025 · Billy Wagner, the electric former closer who racked up 422 career saves and turned heads with his power arsenal, will finally be enshrined in the Hall of Fame.

PHILADELPHIA — Once more, for baseball immortality, Billy Wagner closed it out. Wagner, the dominant closer who played a two-season sliver of his 16-year career with the Phillies, got elected ...

Jan 21, 2025 · NEW YORK -- Billy Wagner may have been an Astro and a Phillie at least as much as he was a Met, but that doesn’t erase the fact that he was, indeed, a Met. Wagner was an important one, too, spending three-plus years as the closer in Queens following stints in Houston and Philadelphia. So make no ...

Jan 21, 2025 · Announced during an MLB Network broadcast, ex-Philles closer Billy Wagner learned that he would be inducted into the Hall in the 2025 class. Wagner had a 16-year career that was chock-full of...

Jan 21, 2025 · Billy Wagner is heading to Cooperstown. In his tenth and final year on the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) ballot, Wagner finally cracked the 75% vote threshold for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He garnered votes on 82.5% of BBWAA ballots.

Jan 21, 2025 · Billy Wagner had a short but impressive Phillies career. Wagner, now 53, only spent two seasons in Philadelphia, so it would be a massive shock if he chooses to go into the Hall of Fame as a...

Jan 21, 2025 · Acquired in a 2003 trade with Houston, Wagner spent two seasons in Philadelphia, earning an All-Star nod in 2005. In his two years with the Phillies, he racked up 59 saves and posted a minuscule 1.86 ERA before leaving in free agency after the ’05 season.