1980 — Johnny Bench broke Yogi Berra’s record for home runs by a catcher, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Montreal Expos 12-7. Bench hit his 314th homer as a catcher off David Palmer. Bench had 33 ...

Wagner finished second in ERA+ only to former New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, who is regarded as the greatest closer of all time. Wagner was also second to Rivera in opponent's OPS+.

Wagner had a 1.98 earned run average and struck out 22 of the 56 batters he faced in his 15 games for the Red sox in 2009.

He was undeniably one of the elite players at his position, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman in every key closer statistic from 1996 to 2010.

Ichiro Suzuki is the first Japanese-born player voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He'll be joined by CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner in the Class of 2025.

Suzuki, who got 393 of 394 votes in balloting of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, would have joined Yankees great Mariano Rivera (2019) as the only unanimous selections. Instead ...

Wagner’s 1,196 career strikeouts are the most in MLB history for a left-handed reliever. His 2.31 ERA ranks second all-time for relievers, behind Mariano Rivera, and his 422 saves ranks sixth.

The 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class will include five players. Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner will join Dick Allen and Dave Parker in Cooperstown this summer, the BBWAA announced ...

Ichiro Suzuki, C.C. Sabathia and Billy Wagner were elected as the newest members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the museum announced.

Billy Wagner made the Baseball Hall of Fame in his final year of eligibility, causing him to break down into tears when receiving the phone call.

Billy Wagner received 82.5 percent of the tally from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, after he missed by just five votes last year.