Yankees legend Mariano Rivera and his wife, Clara, have broken their silence regarding a bombshell lawsuit that they covered up the sexual abuse of a minor.

Other bits of intrigue ahead of Tuesday's 6 p.m. announcement: Will CC Sabathia be a first-ballot Hall of Famer, and is this the year Billy Wagner gets in?

Who will join Dave Parker and Dick Allen in the Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2025? Find out when the results of the Baseball Writers' Association of America election are announced right now on MLB Network,

While Mariano Rivera remains the only Hall of Famer to be voted in unanimously by the Baseball Writers Association of America, Ichiro joins Derek Jeter (2020) as the inductees who were one vote shy of joining the longtime New York Yankees closer in that elite category.

FILE - New York Yankees' Ichiro Suzuki, right, celebrates with teammate Mariano Rivera (42 ... on July 27 along with Dave Parker and Dick Allen, voted in last month by the classic era committee.

It's only fair that we begin with the Kansas City Chiefs, since Allen played in one the most exciting playoff games ever against K.C. in the 2022 NFL Divisional Round. Just like the Bills ...

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner will join Dick Allen and Dave Parker in ... into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Mariano Rivera, who was elected in 2019, remains the only ...

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.

There will be no wait for Suzuki, who will become the first Hall of Famer born in Japan and may become the first position player to earn unanimous election. New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, who received all 425 votes in 2019, is the only unanimous inductee.

Ichiro Suzuki cements himself in baseball lore, becoming the first Japanese player to be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Is ex-Phillie Billy Wagner a true Hall of Famer even though he is considered a Phillies’ villain? Is Chase Utley on Cooperstown’s doorstep? And how about the Mets’ John Franco? Is he a Hall of Famer?

In electing Wagner, the BBWAA has defined the modern-day closer as its own entity, with candidates’ credentials measured not against the whole of the body but against this specific peer group.