Billy Wagner

William Edward Wagner (born July 25, 1971 in Marion, Virginia), nicknamed "Billy the Kid", is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He pitched for the Houston Astros (1995–2003), the Philadelphia Phillies (2004–2005), the New York Mets (2006–2009), the Boston Red Sox (2009), and the Atlanta Braves (2010). Wagner is one of only six Major League relief pitchers to accumulate a total of 400 or more saves in his baseball career. A left-handed batter and thrower, Wagner stands 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighs 180 pounds (82 kg).\n', '

A natural-born right-hander, Wagner learned to throw left-handed after fracturing his arm twice in his youth in Marion. His 11.9 strikeouts per 9 innings pitched ratio (K/9) is the highest of any major league pitcher with at least 800 innings pitched. He made seven MLB All-Star appearances and was the 1999 National League (NL) Rolaids Relie…