Houston Astros to retire Billy Wagner's No. 13 in August
Wagner was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame last month in his final year of eligibility. He will become the third player to wear an Astros cap on his plaque, joining longtime teammates Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio.
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Wagner's No. 13 will be the 10th number retired by the franchise. The team had paused retiring numbers upon unveiling the Astros Hall of Fame in 2019. Houston had not retired a number since hanging Biggio's No. 7 in the rafters in 2008. Biggio, Bagwell, Nolan Ryan, Jim Wynn and José Cruz are among the other Astros with retired numbers.
Wagner's number will be retired during a series against the Baltimore Orioles from Aug. 15-17.
Wagner accrued 225 of his 422 career saves with the Astros, who chose him in the first round of the 1993 draft. Wagner had a 2.53 ERA across his nine seasons in Houston and three of his seven All-Star appearances came with the Astros.
(Photo of Wagner as an Astro: Bob Levey / Getty Images)
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