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 ...

Across 837 games and 3,560 plate appearances in the NPB, all of which have come with the Swallows, Murakami has hit .270/.395/.549 to go alongside 224 home runs and 600 RBIs.

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 ...

Japan third baseman Munetaka Murakami looks on after hitting a home run in a World Baseball Classic game against USA on March 21, 2023, at loanDepot Park. / Sam Navarro-Imagn Images ...

Multiple Japanese media outlets have reported that Tetsuya Hayashida, President and acting owner of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, publicly spoke about slugger and star Samurai Japan third baseman ...

He won the Triple Crown in 2022 with a whopping 56 homers, 134 RBIs and a .318 batting average. At the World Baseball Classic in 2023, which Japan won, Murakami posted an .826 OPS with a home run ...