FILE - This is a March 1964 file photo showing Philadelphia Phillies baseball player Dick Allen at spring training in Clearwater, Fla. (AP Photo/File) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey ...

It’s hard to imagine Hall of Fame pitcher Billy Wagner as anything other than an elite closer, but when he came up with the Houston Astros in 1995, the plan was for him to start. In 83 career minor ...

Former Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Billy Wagner took his place among the greats of the game after he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday. Wagner was the first player to take ...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Before Billy Wagner became one of the most dominant relief pitchers in baseball history, he was a quiet 21-year-old arriving in a compact truck to begin his pro career in the small ...

The famed pitcher “amassed 422 saves over 16 years with the Astros, Phillies, Mets, Red Sox and Braves,” according to the HOF. Wagner, along with Dick Allen, Dave Parker, CC Sabathia, and Ichiro ...

On July 27, former Houston Astros pitcher Billy Wagner was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The vast majority of his career was spent with the Astros after being drafted 12th overall ...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Billy Wagner wore three lapel pins on his dark navy suit during Sunday’s National Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony, a symbolic gesture for his journey from poverty in rural ...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Abe Naff used to coach Billy Wagner at Ferrum College. Eric Owens used to be one of Wagner’s Ferrum teammates. On Sunday, they will be on hand to watch Wagner get inducted into the ...

Will Wagner got hits in the first three at-bats of his major league debut as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-2 on Monday night. The son of former left-handed pitcher Billy Wagner, ...