Astros will retire Billy Wagner's No. 13

Is Billy Wagner really a Hall of Famer? A few thoughts on this year’s BBWAA voting.
In electing Wagner, the BBWAA has defined the modern-day closer as its own entity, with candidates’ credentials measured not against the whole of the body but against this specific peer group.
Astros will retire Billy Wagner’s No. 13 in honor of his induction into Hall of Fame
Wagner’s No. 13 will be the 10th number retired by the Astros during a ceremony Aug. 16. He’ll be inducted July 27 in Cooperstown with Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Dave Parker and Dick Allen.
Billy Wagner had a strong emotional reaction to news he was elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
In a video posted on X by sports writer Jose de Jesus Ortiz, Wagner leaned against a pool table while taking the call. He listened for more than 15 seconds before he put his hand on his face, fighting tears and hunching over. “Thank you,” he eventually said to the person on the other end of the phone.
Astros to retire Billy Wagner jersey number
Days after Billy Wagner was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, the Houston Astros are planning to retire Wagner’s number.
Former Phillies closer Billy Wagner elected to Hall of Fame, joining Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia
Once more, for baseball immortality, Billy Wagner closed it out. Wagner, the dominant closer who played a two-season sliver of his 16-year career with the Phillies, got elected Tuesday night to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his 10th and final year on the ballot.
'Everything began here for me.' Why Billy Wagner wants Houston Astros cap on his Hall of Fame plaque
The Hall of Fame has the final say on which logo appears on an inductee’s cap, but the case for Billy Wagner to be inducted as a Houston Astro is evident.
Astros retiring Billy Wagner's No. 13 after closer was elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Billy Wagner is one of baseball's newest Hall of Famers, and he received another honor this week. The Houston Astros will retire his No. 13 this summer, the team announced Tuesday. The ceremony will be held on Saturday,
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