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There were some other familiar names on the ballot, including Andruw Jones and Brian McCann, but Wagner made the cut in his final year on the ballot. More Braves News: Let’s loo

Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball’s Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of unanimous when he was elected along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.

And while Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia got in on their first ballots, Billy Wagner had a longer wait. The longtime Astros closer spent the last 10 years on the ballot, with 2025 representing his ...

Several Houston Astros’ legends reacted to Billy Wagner’s selection into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The former closer’s road to Cooperstown began in Houston in 1995. During his nine years ...

Ichiro Suzuki, C.C. Sabathia and Billy Wagner received the news that they ... the guys talk about the Los Angeles Dodgers introducing Roki Sasaki to the media on Wednesday, the Atlanta Braves ...

Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball’s Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of unanimous when he was elected Tuesday along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.

Seattle Mariners’ Ichiro Suzuki tips his batting helmet to fans after hitting a single against the Los Angeles Angels in the fourth inning during a baseball game, April 16, 2009, in Seattle.

Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki tips his batting helmet to fans after hitting a single against the Los Angeles Angels in ... along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner. The trio will be inducted ...

The Major League Baseball offseason has been filled with drama and excitement as many big-name players have changed teams either via trade or free

Newly-elected Baseball Hall of Fame members, from left, Ichiro Suzuki, left, Billy Wagner and CC Sabathia pose for photo during a news conference, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Cooperstown, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink) Newly-elected Baseball Hall of Fame members,

So the first “true” Ray in Cooperstown — whether elected by the Baseball Writers' Association of America or one of the era committees (that handle older players and non-playing candidates) — likely will be someone who spent most of his career in Tampa Bay and/or did much of his best work there.