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MUNETAKA MURAKAMI

Players observe a moment of silence for victims of the Kumamoto earthquake before the NPB All-Star Game at Toyama Municipal Baseball Stadium in Toyama Prefecture on Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 31, 2026
Sports world steps up after deadly Kumamoto earthquake
Â鶹´«Ã½ sporting world has mobilized to support earthquake-hit Kumamoto, with leagues, clubs and players contributing to relief and encouraging donations for those affected.
White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami is doused with gatorade after hitting two home runs and finishing with five RBIs in a win over the Astros in Chicago on Sunday.
BASEBALL
Jul 27, 2026
Munetaka Murakami homers twice to help power White Sox to win over Astros
The outburst stopped a 14-game streak without a home run ?for Murakami, who continues to make progress after missing 35 games with a strained right hamstring.
Cardinals right fielder Jordan Walker competes during the final round of the Home Run Derby at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 14, 2026
Jordan Walker stuns home favorite Kyle Schwarber in HR Derby final
Munetaka Murakami was eliminated in the first round.
White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami runs to first during the third inning against the Tigers in Chicago on Friday. Murakami was injured on the play and will miss four to six weeks with a Grade 2 hamstring strain.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 31, 2026
White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami to miss four to six weeks with hamstring strain
Murakami has hit 20 home runs in his first 57 MLB games.
White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run against the Angels during the seventh inning at Rate Field in Chicago on Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 28, 2026
Murakami blasts three-run homer to spark White Sox rally past Angels
The seventh inning homer helped lift the Chicago White Sox to an 8-7 victory against the skidding Los Angeles Angels on Monday.
White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami hits a home run in the second inning against the Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 22, 2026
Murakami extends home run streak as White Sox pound Diamondbacks
Munetaka Murakami, who has nine homers in 23 ?games, reached ?base four times, adding two infield singles and a walk. ?
White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami jogs around the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the fifth inning against the Athletics at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, California, on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 20, 2026
Murakami hits third homer in three days for White Sox
Munetaka Murakami moved firmly into the top ?five in the majors with his eighth home run of the season.
White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run against the Blue Jays in Chicago on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 5, 2026
Murakami powers White Sox past Blue Jays
The homer was Murakami¡¯s fourth of the season and first in Chicago.
White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami walks in the fourth inning against the Brewers at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 27, 2026
Murakami hits debut homer on historic day of MLB openers
Most clubs began their 2026 campaign on Thursday, with the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers starting their quest for a World Series three-peat at home later against Arizona.
Samurai Japan's cheering section during an exhibition game against the Buffaloes at Kyocera Dome in Osaka on March 2
BASEBALL
Mar 13, 2026
Capturing the World Baseball Classic¡¯s Japan leg from every angle
From Tokyo Tower to shinkansen platforms, Joshua Mellin captured all the excitement as Â鶹´«Ã½ biggest baseball stars began their quest to repeat as WBC champs.
Blue Jays third-baseman Kazuma Okamoto hits a two-run home run in the second inning against the New York Mets at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida, on Feb. 23.
BASEBALL
Mar 4, 2026
Murakami and Okamoto put MLB prep on hold to answer the call for Samurai Japan
The players, who were pivotal to Japan winning the 2023 World Baseball Classic, flew in from spring training to help defend the title.
Munetaka Murakami hit 22 home runs for the Swallows in 56 games in 2025.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 22, 2025
Slugger Munetaka Murakami joins White Sox on two-year deal
?Murakami?was hindered by injuries in 2025, though he still managed to finish third in the Central League with 22 home runs in 56 games.
The Swallows' Munetaka Murakami has 246 career home runs in eight NPB seasons.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 20, 2025
Munetaka Murakami headlines quartet looking to move to MLB via posting system
Tokyo Yakult Swallows¡¯ elite power hitter will be only 26 when he celebrates his next birthday on Feb. 2.
Hanshin pitcher Hiroto Saiki (left) and infielder Teruaki Sato were among the Central League title winners this season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Oct 6, 2025
Hanshin star Teruaki Sato leads list of NPB title winners
Sato finishing with 40 homers and over 100 RBIs should make him the Central League MVP frontrunner.
Swallows slugger Munetaka Murakami celebrates after hitting a home run against the BayStars in Yokohama on July 29.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Aug 4, 2025
Return of Munetaka Murakami could get hearts racing at Jingu Stadium again
The Swallows have not been good this year but have a chance to end the season on a positive note.
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows' Munetaka Murakami bats during spring camp on March 14 in the city of Urasoe, Okinawa. Murakami returned from a spring injury on Thursday but was taken off the roster again the next day.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Apr 21, 2025
Munetaka Murakami¡¯s return cut short as Swallows¡¯ struggles deepen
The Tokyo team¡¯s star slugger returned on Thursday but was taken off the roster again the next day.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Feb 9, 2024
Roki Sasaki gets back to business after weeks of speculation about future
After weeks of rampant rumors, the ¡°Monster of the Reiwa Era¡± is back to the business of baseball, and the MLB questions are back on the shelf for now.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
May 1, 2023
Swallows star Munetaka Murakami mired in prolonged slump early in NPB season
Any thoughts that Murakami¡¯s clutch hits in the two biggest games of the WBC would get him going have been quickly dispelled.
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Dec 28, 2022
Images of 2022: Sports
From the wintry slopes of the Beijing Games to the heat on the pitches of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Japan has had plenty to celebrate in the world of sports over the past 12 months.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 14, 2022
Munetaka Murakami sets his sights on bigger things ¡ª including MLB
There are probably many in MLB who feel the 22-year-old is ready for the challenge after putting the baseball world on notice with his performance this past season.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
New ¡®Katsu Curry Index¡¯ aims to show how weak the yen really is
A CoCo Ichibanya curry house in Tokyo.
Mexican man arrested over attempt to smuggle some 200 lizards into Japan
Mexican alligator lizards seized by Tokyo Customs from a Mexican man who attempted to smuggle them into Japan on Saturday through Haneda Airport
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
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