Chicago White Sox Munetaka Murakami continues to make MLB history
First baseman Munetaka Murakami has been a revelation for the Chicago White Sox since signing in the offseason (two-year, $34 million). Through 22 games to start his major league career, Murakami is hitting .211 with a .929 OPS and eight home runs.
Murakami’s eight home runs have him join an exclusive club occupied by one other player.
Munetaka Murakami continues to etch his name into the record books with the Chicago White Sox
According to MLB’s Sarah Langs, with his home run on Sunday against the Athletics, Murakami joins first baseman Rhys Hoskins as the only players with three-plus home run streaks in their first 22 games. Hoskins did it while a member of the Philadelphia Phillies in 2017.
Murakami’s other three straight days with a home run came at the beginning of the season against the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Munetaka Murakami is the second player since at least 1900 with two home run streaks of 3+ games within his first 22 career MLB games, joining 2017 Rhys Hoskins https://t.co/F2hj7JQQQK
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) April 19, 2026
Murakami has big-time power, hitting 265 career home runs in the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization, and 24 in 69 games last season. The 26-year-old has also displayed his plate discipline, having 20 walks to 29 strikeouts in 67 at-bats (88 plate appearances).
Munetaka Murakami has been great from an advanced metrics standpoint
Despite not having a high batting average, Murakami has exceptional advanced metrics. His 20 walks are good enough to place him in the 99th percentile for walk percentage (22.7%), while also showing he won’t chase pitches — 95th percentile for chase percentage (18.2%).
Murakami has also squared up the baseball, ranking in the 99th percentile for barrel percentage (25.6%) and hard-hit percentage (64.1%). His fielding has also been solid, providing average defensive (zero defensive runs saved) at first base. If Murakami can continue this level of production, he could be representing the White Sox in Philadelphia this summer for the All-Star Game.
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