NEW YORK — In Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner, the Baseball Writers Association delivered ... who missed by one vote of equaling Mariano Rivera’s perfection in 2017. He’s expected to draw ...

Billy Wagner pitched for five organizations in his major-league career. The former closer made at least one All-Star team ...

In electing Wagner, the BBWAA has defined the modern-day closer as its own entity, with candidates’ credentials measured not ...

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, the first Japanese-born inductee, will be joined by longtime ace left-hander CC Sabathia and hard-throwing closer Billy Wagner ... Suzuki's close call means New York Yankees closer Mariano ...

Now stepping into the batter's box against Mariano Rivera ... the only question is by how much. Billy Wagner saved 101 games in four seasons with the Mets. Credit: Newsday/Kathy Kmonicek ...

CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner exceeded tbe necessary 75% threshold for induction. Suzuki appeared on all but one of the 394 ballots submitted, failing to join Mariano Rivera as the only player ...

In Billy Wagner’s case, the answer is a definite ... Hall members Hoffman (601) and Mariano Rivera (652) are far and away the all-time leaders, with Wagner considerably further behind in eighth ...

Ichiro Suzuki had already cemented a strong, and likely everlasting baseball card market long before Tuesday’s almost unanimous vote for his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, headlining the ...

Players eligible for the Hall of Fame must appear on 75-plus percent of ballots to secure induction, a bar that eluded Wagner in recent years. But the seven-time All-Star continues to make ...