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?

NEW YORK (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki could join Mariano Rivera as the only unanimous ... the Hall on July 27 along with Dave Parker and Dick Allen, voted in last month by the classic era committee.

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.

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,

Ichiro Suzuki could join Mariano Rivera as the only unanimous picks for baseball’s Hall of Fame and CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner and Carlos Beltrán also could be elected when results

Ichiro Suzuki could join Mariano Rivera as the only unanimous picks for baseball’s Hall of Fame and CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner and Carlos Beltrán also could be elected when results

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.

The girl, now 17, filed a lawsuit on January 16, seeking unspecified damages for negligent supervision and premises liability.

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.

At a Hall of Fame news conference, Ichiro joined the ranks of many people around the globe in wondering why he didn’t get that one vote.