As of this writing, Wagner is one of four players on pace for induction, along with Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, and Carlos Beltran. Adrian Beltre, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer were voted in last year.

Adrian Beltré, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton were pegged as athletic phenoms from a young age and all three lived up to expectations with their induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.

Longtime closer Billy Wagner, who came up five votes shy of the 75 percent necessary for induction in his penultimate year on the ballot, is the top returnee on the 2025 ballot.

Ichiro Suzuki could become the first Japanese player in baseball's Hall of Fame, and CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner and Carlos Beltrán also could be elected.

Wagner received 284 votes and 73.8% in the 2024 balloting, five votes shy, when third baseman Adrian Beltré, catcher/first baseman Joe Mauer and first baseman Todd Helton were elected.

Adrian Beltré, Joe Mauer, Todd Helton and Jim Leyland have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner were elected to the Hall on Tuesday, and all three overcame notable physical obstacles en route to Cooperstown.

Adrian Beltré, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton were pegged as athletic phenoms from a young age and all three lived up to expectations with their induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.

Adrian Beltré, Joe Mauer, Todd Helton and Jim Leyland were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.

Beltré, Mauer and Helton were pegged as phenoms from a young age and lived up to expectations with induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.