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 Sox, and Atlanta Braves from 1995 to 2010. A seven-time All-Star and the 1999 National League (NL) Rolaids Relief Man Award winner, Wagner is one ...

Billy Wagner played for 5 teams; the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves. How many World Series has Billy Wagner won? Billy Wagner has never won a World Series.

3 days ago · Three of Wagner's seven All-Star selections came with the Astros -- his most with any team. He also racked up 225 of his 422 career saves with Houston and pitched 504 1/3 of his 903 career innings ...

Jan 21, 2025 · 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 ...

Jan 21, 2025 · HOUSTON - Former Houston Astros pitcher Billy Wagner is headed to Cooperstown. Wagner was elected to the MLB Hall of Fame Class of 2025. What we know: Wagner will be officially inducted, along with Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia, in Cooperstown, New York on Sunday, July 27. By the numbers:

6 days ago · Former Houston Astros closer Billy Wagner felt like the clock stopped from 2 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. yesterday afternoon, the final day of his final year of eligibility to be voted into the Baseball ...

Jan 21, 2025 · Houston Astros reliever Billy Wagner made it into the Baseball Hall of Fame on his final year to be on the ballot. HOUSTON — One of the most dominant closers in Astros history is now headed to...

Jan 22, 2025 · Former Houston Astro pitcher Billy Wagner is inducted into the Astros Hall Of Fame before playing the Minnesota Twin at Minute Maid Park on August 07, 2021 in Houston, Texas.

Jan 20, 2025 · Wagner, in his 10th and final year of eligibility on the writers’ ballot, will learn whether he’s bound for Cooperstown or removal from the ballot forever. A career spent nailing down the ninth...

A seven-time All-Star and one of the most dominating closers in Major League history, Billy Wagner spent the first nine years of his standout 16-year MLB career with Houston, posting 225 saves and 694 strikeouts in 464 games with the Astros.