Murakami was drafted into Nippon Professional Baseball at 17 and spent the past eight seasons playing for the Tokyo Yakult ...

Former Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Kenta Maeda announced his retirement from MLB on Wednesday, ending a nine-season ...

Murakami is poised to become the latest in a wave of Japanese stars who have dominated Major League Baseball in recent ...

Murakami, who turns 26 on Feb. 2, was the Central League’s MVP in 2021 and ’22 with the Yakult Swallows and is a four-time ...

In the NPB’s Central League, Murakami had a .270 batting average over 892 game with the Swallows, hitting 246 homers with 647 ...

One of the most prolific power hitters to ever come out of Japan is officially on his way to MLB. Could Munetaka Murakami be a fit for the Red Sox?

It sounds like the Major League Baseball offseason is going to start off with a bang. ESPN insider Jeff Passan reported that ...

A power-hitting infielder from Japan is about to be made available to MLB teams. Could he make sense for the Red Sox?

The first step to bring Munetaka Murakami to Major League Baseball reportedly is underway. Multiple media outlets reported ...

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