The Athletic's Jayson Stark took a deep dive into the Hall of Fame chances for a couple modern day closers with Billy Wagner receiving enshrinement this year.

Billy Wagner only spent one season of his MLB career ... "The standard for Hall of Fame closers is basically: Column A) Mariano Rivera … and Column B) everybody else," wrote Stark.

Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for the Hall, falling one vote shy of unanimous when he was elected along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner. Quite the journey for a 27-year-old who ...

He often was in the shadow of Mariano Rivera as the Big Apple’s top closer. With the Mets in 2005, Wagner was often greeted with a chorus of boos from Philly fans. Billy’s Bill ... Looking at Wagner’s ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

With another Hall of Fame election cycle in the rearview, Daniel Curren details the improvements BBWAA voters have made in ...

The National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025 is complete after Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner were voted ... closers with 600-plus saves -- Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman -- the ...