Whether or not Cooperstown ever opens its doors to Billy Wagner, the former Tazewell High School and Ferrum College star has plenty to be proud of.
This was the seventh year that the seven-time All-Star reliever has been on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot for the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The new class of inductees will be announced Tuesday.
Wagner pitched in the big leagues from 1995 through 2010. He not only got to measure himself against the greats of his era but also got to meet some of the stars who preceded him to the bigs.