The Major League Baseball offseason has held the interest of many fans after multiple big-name players have signed with new teams via free agency or have been involved in trades.
While current players prepare for the 2025 season, some former players also had an exciting offseason as the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class was announced.
The three players who were inducted in 2025 include Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia, who were inducted in their first year on the ballot, and Billy Wagner, who was inducted in his final possible year on the ballot.
Wagner received 82.5 percent of the votes to get inducted, and he revealed why he is entering the Hall of Fame with the Houston Astros.
“The Astros were where I first came in, I am definitely vested in the Astros with my kids being born there,” Wagner said via MLB Network on ‘X.’
.@BillyWagner1313 explains why he will enter the @baseballhall as a member of the @astros
pic.twitter.com/3cVD9ugsQZ — MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) January 25, 2025
Along with Wagner coming into the MLB with the Astros, he also says that his two greatest teammates were Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio, so he followed their lead and entered the Hall of Fame as an Astro.
Wagner came into the league with the Astros in 1995 where he played nine seasons before also playing for the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, and Atlanta Braves.
In his 16-season career, Wagner appeared in 853 games where he held a record of 47-40 with a 2.31 ERA, 422 saves, and 1,196 strikeouts in 903.0 innings pitched.
Wagner will likely enjoy the next few weeks as the reality of being a Baseball Hall of Famer sinks in.
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