Used to leading off, Ichiro Suzuki got antsy when he had to wait. Considered a no-doubt pick for baseball's Hall of Fame and ...

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.

Carsten Charles Sabathia, the 6’6”, 300 plus pound dominant left-handed pitcher, who won 251 games during his 19-year Major League Baseball career, joined Ichiro as a first ballot inductee, receiving ...

Ichiro Suzuki wants to raise a glass with the voter who chose not to check off his name on the Hall of Fame ballot.

Billy Wagner only spent one season of his MLB ... Wagner finished second in ERA+ only to former New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, who is regarded as the greatest closer of all time.

Seattle traded Suzuki, then 38, to the Yankees midway through the 2012 season, and he remained in New York through 2014 ... to Boston in August of 2009. Billy Wagner saved 101 games for the ...

(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file) FILE – New York Yankees’ Ichiro Suzuki ... he was elected Tuesday along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner. Suzuki received 393 of 394 votes from the Baseball ...

In New York, Wagner was a two-time All-Star and was one of the reasons why the Mets won 97 games and the National League East title in 2006. “Congratulations to Billy Wagner on baseball’s ...