Phillies legends Chase Utley and Jimmy Rollins hope to follow Billy Wagner’s path to Cooperstown, N.Y. The former Phillies closer learned on Tuesday night that he has been voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame,

Suzuki's close call means New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera remains the only unanimous electee. Rivera received all 425 votes in 2019. Another longtime Yankees icon, shortstop Derek Jeter, came within one vote of unanimous election in 2020. Suzuki, Rivera and Jeter were teammates with New York from 2012-13.

The Ferrum College great is part of the new class of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, which was announced Tuesday night. This was the former reliever’s 10th and final time on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot.

Cooperstown vote totals. 394 votes cast, 296 needed. Ichiro Suzuki 393 (99.7%), CC Sabathia 342, (86.8), Billy Wagner 325 (82.5), Carlos Beltran 277, (70.3) , Andruw Jones 261 (66

A leadoff hitter, an ace starter and a lockdown closer walk into a Hall … It’s no joke. The National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025 is complete after Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner

It's likely that Chase Utley will make the Baseball Hall of Fame in the next ... but recent slow-burn inductees – namely Todd Helton and Scott Rolen (with Billy Wagner and Andruw Jones soon to come) – have paved a clearer path for a player like Utley.

Note: All WAR figures from Baseball-Reference unless otherwise noted. Jump to: Andruw Jones I Chase Utley I Billy Wagner Position: CF Years: 1998-2017 Teams: Royals, Astros, Mets, Giants ...

Used to leading off, Ichiro Suzuki got antsy when he had to wait. Considered a no-doubt pick for baseball's Hall of Fame and possibly the second unanimous selection, he waited by the phone for the expected call Tuesday.

Chase Utley made gains in the his second year on the Hall of Fame ballot. We look at how he and the seven other former Dodgers did on the 2025 ballot. Ichiro, CC Sabathia, and Billy Wagner were inducted to Cooperstown.

The Atlanta Braves have another alumni in the Hall of Fame as Billy Wagner finally got in. Andruw Jones made progress, but Brian McCann is now a one-and-done.