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23 de ago. de 2022 · Japanese phenom Munetaka Murakami is the latest NPB batter to drum up MLB interest, crushing 44 dingers in 109 games. That's a pace of 58 homers in a full season.
25 de ago. de 2022 · 1K Munetaka Murakami of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows hits a home run against the Chunichi Dragons at Meiji Jingu Stadium on August 2, 2022. (photo: SANKEI) On August 23, Munetaka Murakami crushed a three-run shot off Sotaro Shimauchi for his 45th home run of the season to lead his Yakult Swallows to a 5-4 comeback victory over the Hiroshima Carp.
22 de mar. de 2023 · Murakami hit .318 with 78 extra-base hits including 56 home runs -- the record for a Japanese-born player -- 134 RBIs, a nearly even 128-to-118 strikeout-to-walk ratio and 1.168 OPS in 141 games ...
21 de mar. de 2023 · For as good as Murakami's stats have been, the improved production has been especially impressive. MORE: Why Seiya Suzuki will miss the World Baseball Classic Munetaka Murakami home run chase ...
30 de mar. de 2023 · Munetaka Murakami won Rookie of the Year and MVP in Japan, then set the single-season record for most homers by a Japanese player in NPB. He was the youngest Japanese player to 100 career home runs and won an Olympic Gold Medal. He hit 52 homers in high school.
Munetaka Murakami entered the 2022 Nippon Professional Baseball season as one of the league’s premier power hitters. On Sunday, July 31 and Tuesday, August 2 (with an off-day in between), the Tokyo Yakult Swallows superstar brandished his reputation with a remarkable display of hitting: home runs in five straight at-bats, an NPB record.
19 de abr. de 2024 · Two years after producing one of Japanese pro baseball's greatest offensive seasons, Munetaka Murakami is too busy moving forward in his own way to try and replicate the magic of his 2022 Triple Crown campaign for the Central League's Yakult Swallows.
