Edwin Díaz on Monday night—pitching on back-to-back days—notched his 100th career save with the Mets. He’s now just one save shy of tying Billy Wagner for fifth all-time with the Mets, and he’s certainly within reason to pass Jeurys Familia‘s 124 saves for third by the end of this season.
After narrowly missing out on an election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, former Philadelphia Phillies closer Billy Wagner gave his thoughts on falling five votes below the 75% threshold on his ninth writers’ ballot in a podcast appearance on Tuesday.
One former member of the Boston Red Sox almost was enshrined in baseball royalty Tuesday night. Former Red Sox reliever Billy Wagner was in his ninth year of eligibility for selection into the National Baseball Hall of Fame but missed out on entry by just five votes.
Getting chosen for the National Baseball Hall of Fame is an incredible honor. Rightfully so. But in recent years, players have fallen short for bizarre unexplained reasons.
The 2024 MLB Hall of Fame class was announced on Tuesday and will include former Twins catcher Joe Mauer, third basemen Adrian Beltre and first basemen Todd Helton.
The New York Mets failed to get any of its former players in the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday as part of its Class of 2024. The Hall of Fame announced the results of voting by members of the Baseball Writers Association of America.
Former Houston Astros reliever Billy Wagner’s wait to become a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame will go at least one more year. Major League Baseball announced the full class on Tuesday during a shot on MLB Network.
Billy Wagner, the former Houston Astros relief pitcher, is closing in on his final Hall of Fame voting year. Last year, Wagner just missed the induction.
Let’s say you had a vote. What would your Hall of Fame Ballot look like? As we are just days away from finding out which greats will be part of the 2024 Baseball Hall of Fame class, here’s who our writers would’ve voted for if they had the ability to.
There are 10 players eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame who have the Mets on some portion of their resume. Next is one of the best in major league history, who spent three-and-half-years in New York and who’s on the doorstep of Cooperstown. If you’re a 5-foot-10 left-hander, throwing 100 miles per hour in the 1990s doesn’t compute.
In one week former Houston Astros reliever Billy Wagner will know if he will be a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2024. On Monday, 160 Hall-of-Fame ballots had been made public and tracked on social media.
The New York Mets could have two former players elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame next week, but another former star is in danger of falling off next year’s ballot.
Billy Wagner came thisclose to reaching the necessary 75 percent of the votes for induction into the Hall of Fame last year. But he came up just short.
Sometimes it’s best to listen to your peers rather than the experts. Take the Hall of Fame candidacy of former Houston Astros reliever Billy Wagner. Based on ballots public ballots, he’s tracking well for the 75% needed for induction.
Former Houston Astros reliever Billy Wagner appears to have a legitimate chance of being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 2024, if current ballot tracking is any indication.
Two former New York Mets stars have a chance to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in the Class of 2024 after the first 100 ballots made public were tracked and cataloged.
Former Houston Astros reliever Billy Wagner is hanging in close to the 75% needed for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame and the Class of 2024. As of Tuesday, 25 votes were cast and catalogued by members of the Baseball Writers Association.
1912 - Boston Braves owner James Gaffney purchases the Allston Golf Club on Commonwealth Avenue with a plan to construct a ballpark there. Groundbreaking will take place on March 20, 1915.
The results of the Hall of Fame voting were revealed late on Tuesday. Scott Rolen was fortunate enough to finally get the call to Cooperstown. However, he was the only one.
This offseason, we’re looking at the Mets’ history with free agency. The list has included several pitchers, and the next entry is our first relief pitcher — and one of the best of his era. The closer experiment has frequently failed in New York Mets history.
Any argument against Billy Wagner in Cooperstown should be dismissed There is an interesting relationship between the Hall of Fame and performance in postseason play.
Slowly but surely. Despite missing out on being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame again this year, Billy Wagner gained some ground by receiving 51%
Former Houston Astros closer Billy Wagner was one of the most dominant relievers in Major League history. The fireball-throwing lefty blew away hitters and was consistently at the top of all relievers during his career.
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