So Billy just kind of resembles all that ... Dick Allen and Dave Parker. Wagner will be the ninth pitcher to enter the Hall of Fame primarily for achievements as a reliever and the first left ...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y.--Outfielder Ichiro Suzuki and pitcher CC Sabathia are among 14 new candidates on the Hall of Fame ballot released Monday, joining 14 holdovers led by reliever Billy Wagner.

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros all-time saves leader Billy Wagner will have his jersey number retired, an honor that coincides with his induction into the Hall of Fame, the team announced Tuesday.

Wagner received only 10.5% support in his first appearance in 2016. He became the ninth pitcher in the Hall who was primarily a reliever — the first left-hander among them — after Hoyt Wilhelm ...