One former Red Sox pitcher earned his spot in Cooperstown on Tuesday.
Left-handed reliever Billy Wagner, who pitched for Boston for a short stint during the 2009 season, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday in his 10th and final year on the ballot.
Wagner finished with 82.5 percent of the vote from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA), surpassing the 75 percent threshold necessary for enshrinement. The southpaw was one of three players named to the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025 — joining a pair of first-ballot players in outfielder Ichiro Suzuki and starting pitcher CC Sabathia.