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Billy Wagner struck a thankful and humble tone in his 18-minute induction speech at the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Billy Wagner called his tenure with the Houston Astros "the best part" of his career in an emotional speech while accepting induction Sunday to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y .
Another Astros legend now finds himself in the Hall of Fame. "I feel like my baseball life has come full circle," closing pitcher Billy Wagner said during his acceptance speech.
The first left-handed relief pitcher inducted, Wagner chose to have a Houston Astros logo on the cap of his Hall of Fame plaque, joining Craig Biggio (2015) and Jeff Bagwell (2017).
Billy Wagner pitched 853 Major League games in his career without starting a single one. On Sunday, he opened the National Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony in which he, CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki,