Who better to come through when it’s all on the line than Billy Wagner?
The hard-throwing closer recorded 422 saves in his major league career, so it’s only fitting that Wagner’s election to the Baseball Hall of Fame was a nail-biter as well, keeping fans on the edge of their seats until the final vote was announced on Jan. 21.
Wagner described that day as one of the longest in this life.
“It was like the clock stopped,” he said. “The emotions were running high and I was just trying to keep myself busy and get through the day.”
Finally, around 5:15 in the afternoon, the phone rang and the revered bullpen ace got the news that he’ll be enshrined in Cooperstown.