Munetaka Murakami’s 2026 home run pace on track to join Shohei Ohtani in elite club
Munetaka Murakami is just 20 games into his MLB career, that is beginning with the Chicago White Sox as the left-handed slugger signed a two year, $34 million deal last off-season. Early on, the power he displayed overseas is translating well to the United States as he has launched six home runs already, including his first grand slam on Friday night. This puts him on pace to potentially join Shohei Ohtani in an elite club.
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Munetaka Murakami’s 2026 home run pace puts him on track to join Shohei Ohtani in elite club
Back in 2018, when Ohtani was a rookie, he hit 22 home run and won Rookie of the Year as a two-way player, where he made 10 starts on the mound. A few seasons later, from 2021-2023, Ohtani hit anywhere from 34-46 home runs each season, and then over the past two MVP campaigns he has hit more than 50 long balls.
Ohtani’s 54 home runs in 2024 and 55 in 2025 makes him the only Japenese born player to hit more than 50 in a single season. That said, if Murakami continues on his current pace, the White Sox slugger could find himself flirting with joining Ohtani in that elite club.
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Currently, Munetaka Murakami is on a 162-game pace to hit 49 home runs this season, why is just shy of 50, but computes to an average of one long ball every 10.76 at-bats. According to Baseball Reference projections, he’s also expected to finish with 105 RBIs and an eye-popping 138 walks. If he maintains anything close to that pace, Murakami joining Ohtani in the 50 home run club will certaintly be within reach and he’ll also be entering truly elite territory among the game’s most feared hitters.
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