Former Astros closer Billy Wagner gives thanks to those who helped all the way from Virginia to Astros to Cooperstown.

From diapers to the disabled list, and now Cooperstown, Billy Wagner’s road has always been a little unconventional.

Billy Wagner has his Hall of Fame plaque read to the crowd and receives his ring during his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame

Former Ferrum great Billy Wagner (left) listens to former New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia during a news conference Saturday in Cooperstown, N.Y. They will be among five inductees into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.