He's out. What a downer to start on the negative, huh? Let's get to the YES! votes. Billy Wagner is one of the greatest closers in baseball history and I've been driving this train for 10 years.

and Billy Wagner. The group also discusses Carlos Beltran and if the Astros sign-stealing scandal is impacting his candidacy.

In 2025, all 16 of the known first-year voters marked Carlos Beltrán, Ichiro and Billy Wagner on their ballots. In 2024, 88% of them voted for Todd Helton in his induction year, a higher rate ...

Former Kansas City Royals outfielder Carlos Beltran fell just short in his bid to enter the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Beltran, 47, missed Hall of Fame enshrinement after receiving 277 votes on ...

It was only Beltrán's third year on the ballot — the maximum is 10 — so the graceful outfielder is in good shape to make it eventually. And next year should work in his favor because there probably ...

Sabathia overcoming struggles with addiction that helped him get back into baseball and Billy Wagner’s emotional reception of the news on his final try on the ballot. They then talk about the ...

Ichiro Suzuki, C.C. Sabathia and Billy ... Billy Wagner’s emotional reception of the news on his final try on the ballot. They then talk about the potential 2026 class and whether Carlos ...

Sabathia was on 342 ballots and Wagner on 325, which was 29 more than ... Derek Jeter was chosen on 395 of 396 in 2020. Carlos Beltrán fell 19 votes short at 70.3%, up from 57.1% last year ...