FERRUM, Va. (WDBJ) - With more than 82% of the baseball writers vote, Southwest Virginia’s own Billy Wagner has been elected ...

Billy Wagner anxiously waited for his moment, but not just for himself, for what it meant to the future of baseball.

The career .311 MLB hitter was the 2001 AL MVP and Rookie of the Year and won 10 consecutive AL Gold Glove Awards, all with the Mariners.

Ten players fell off the ballot for 2026, but three players received significant bumps in support from BBWAA voters.

Brad Lidge joins MLB Network Radio to discuss Billy Wagner being voted into the Hall of Fame and how waiting ten years on the ballot impacted him ...