Japanese corner infielder Munetaka ... headlined by Murakami's countrymen, starting pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto in 2024 and Roki Sasaki in 2025 (both joined the Los Angeles Dodgers).

After securing the signature of the Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki, the Dodgers are favorites to add the sensational slugger from Japanese baseball (NPB), Munetaka Murakami, to their roster ...

The Yankees have long been linked to Munetaka Murakami, the Tokyo Yakult Swallows slugger expected to hit MLB free agency after the 2025 season. The buzz picked up recently when The Athletic’s ...

Sasaki is a Dodger now, but the Padres could take another swing at Japan's next big free agent. Several reports out of Japan indicate Munetaka Murakami will bolt for MLB at the end of the 2025 NPB ...

Munetaka Murakami is trending toward being made available at the end of the 2025 NPB season. If he is, expect the Yankees to make a run at him. Murakami holds the NPB single-season home run record ...

That name: Japanese star Munetaka Murakami, a versatile corner infielder who can also play some outfield and who can definitely hit. Writes Bowden for The Athletic: “There are reports out of ...

In that case, The Athletic's Jim Bowden sees Nippon Professional Baseball star Munetaka Murakami as an option the club could pursue in free agency. "Murakami profiles as a .240 to .260 type hitter ...

As they continue to search for an improvement on the hot corner, Jim Bowden of The Athletic connected them as a potential landing spot for Japanese star Munetaka Murakami of the Tokyo Yakult ...

A Dodgers cap, jersey and pennant were among the items left by mourners over the weekend at a memorial outside the Baldwin Park Police Department in tribute to a 35-year-old officer who was shot ...