White Sox's Munetaka Murakami
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Chicago's sluggers are blasting moonshots at an incredible pace, as the White Sox are having their best season in years.
Munetaka Murakami is in top form and is proving his worth to the teams that didn’t take a chance on signing him. Just imagine: the Japanese player has turned the Chicago White Sox into a winning team.
Munetaka Murakami is off to a strong start for the Chicago White Sox during the 2026 MLB season. Murakami signed a two-year, $34 million contract with Chicago Dec. 21. The left-handed batter came out of the gates swinging for the fences, becoming the first ...
White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami has had a homerless drought lasting 30 plate appearances since last clearing the fences on May 8. But on Saturday night against the Cubs at Rate Field, playing in his second game of the Crosstown Classic,
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MLB: Drought over! Munetaka Murakami joins the big sluggers club with historic multi-homer game
Japanese sensation Munetaka Murakami lit up Rate Field with back-to-back home runs, powering the White Sox to a blowout win over the Cubs.
The power-hitting first baseman from Japan has hit the ground running in the Major Leagues and now recreates a famous pose from another Chicago slugger.
Munetaka Murakami doubles (2) on a fly ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, deflected by right fielder Seiya Suzuki.