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Munetaka Murakami picked an ideal time to break out of his World Baseball Classic funk. The Japanese triple crown winner delivered a walk-off double in a 6-5 thriller against Mexico on March 20 ...

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Slugging corner infielder Munetaka Murakami plans to make the jump from Japan to Major League Baseball in 2026, he announced in December, via Yahoo Japan. The 2025 season will be his last in Japan ...

Tokyo Yakult Swallows slugger Munetaka Murakami said he had a feeling that something special was going to happen at the ballpark on Aug. 2. “I had a dream that I hit a home run today.

and address the possibility of the team targeting Japanese power-hitting slugger Munetaka Murakami next offseason.