US EditionHIGHWAY TO THE HALL: BIlly Wagner preparing 'once-in-a-lifetime' Cooperstown speech
COOPERSTOWN, NEW YORK, JUL 26 – Wagner earned Hall of Fame induction after 10 years on the ballot with 422 career saves, becoming the first left-handed reliever honored in Cooperstown history.
- On July 27, the Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held, where Billy Wagner will deliver his speech after being elected on his 10th and final Baseball Writers' Association of America ballot, with remarks set to last eight to 12 minutes.
- With 422 career saves, Billy Wagner amassed eighth all-time and recorded 1,196 strikeouts for an 11.9 K/9 ratio, after entering the pros as the 1993 Major League Baseball draft first-round pick from Ferrum College, Virginia.
- Ahead of the ceremony, Wagner recalled he was dubbed `a rat` in the clubhouse, Wagner told The Inquirer.
- Wagner said, `'I'm not worried about the emotions because it's the greatest opportunity in a professional athlete's life,'` while noting he won't focus on himself and that CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki, Dave Parker, and Dick Allen will join him.
- Wagner said, 'There's a great platform for me to talk to the youth, to my family,' while coaching in Emerson, Georgia, and hopes 'that speech will benefit the kids, spectators, and coaches.
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