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?

Ichiro Suzuki becomes the first Japanese player chosen for baseball’s Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of being a unanimous selection.

Ichiro received 99.7% of the vote, meaning just one Hall of Fame voter left him off their ballot. As such, former New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera remains the only player to

Tuesday’s Baseball Hall of Fame announcement may have an especially New York feel to it. Not only is CC Sabathia on pace to easily become the latest Yankee to be inducted into Cooperstown, but as of Monday afternoon,

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

If Ichiro Suzuki misses unanimous election to the Baseball Hall of Fame, it would be by a handful of votes at most. For Carlos Beltran, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner, a handful of votes may determine whether any or all of them join Suzuki as a member of the Hall of Fame Class of 2025.

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 become the first Japanese player in baseball’s Hall of Fame, and CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner and Carlos Beltrán also could be elected when results of the writers’ voting are announced.

NEW YORK — (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki could become the first Japanese player in baseball's Hall of Fame, and CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner and Carlos Beltrán ... could join Mariano Rivera as the ...

The roles were reversed in the SnakePit Hall of Fame, with Ichiro managing to do what Mariano Rivera did not - be elected unanimously. [Rivera fell one vote short in the 2019 balloting] You won’t be surprised to hear that the only other player I’ve found who was named on every ballot was Randy Johnson on the 2015 ballot [disclaimer: the spreadsheets back in those days kinda sucked,

George Gojkovich/Getty Images; Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The MLB has experienced its fair share of public scandals over the years, some of which involved more than one player - and in some cases, an entire team.