They all have a moment, a pitch, a story. They have seen Billy Wagner in a way few have, crouched behind the plate, a front-row seat for one of the greatest relief pitchers in baseball history. They ...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – Billy Wagner is the picture of a Hall of Fame relief pitcher and will have that likeness framed forever in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame, on Sunday. His picture could be ...

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 ...

Bonds pinch hit and forced extra innings with his 711th homer, a two-run drive. He sent a 99 mph fastball from Wagner into the seats in left-center for his third homer of the year and second in as ...

Standing on the mound at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona, on July 15, 1998, you could say that Billy Wagner was standing on top of the world as well. He was in his second season as the full-time ...

Billy Wagner will officially be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday and unveiled will be the plaque – listing his impressive achievements accrued over 16 seasons as a relief ...

Two first-ballot selections are part of Sunday's induction class at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. This year’s Hall of Famers are Dick Allen, Billy Wagner, Dave Parker, plus first-ballot ...

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 ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: The interviews for this story were conducted in 2010 and the story originally appeared in the Sept. 30, 2010 edition of the Bristol Herald Courier. It has been slightly updated. This ...

Billy Wagner will officially be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday and unveiled will be the plaque — listing his impressive achievements accrued over 16 seasons as a relief ...