White Sox’ Munetaka Murakami in line to win a major award in MLB
The Chicago White Sox quite possibly have the next American League Rookie of the Year on their roster. First baseman Munetaka Murakami is making a strong case to win the award after 29 other franchises passed on him in the offseason.
Signed to a two-year ($34 million) contract, the 26-year-old has proven to be worth every penny and deserving of an extension once the season concludes. Through his first 40 games in the major leagues, Murakami is hitting .232 with a .920 OPS and is third in the major leagues in home runs (15).
Making a strong case, Murakami received a vote of confidence from MLB experts, who voted him the favorite to win the American League Rookie of the Year Award.
Chicago White Sox Munetaka Murakami is the favorite to win the American League Rookie of the Year Award
According to Jason Foster of MLB.com, who polled the experts, Munetaka received 20 first-place votes. This was six more votes than Detroit Tigers infielder Kevin McGonigle, who finished in second and is Murakami’s main competition to win the award over him.
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“Murakami has been exactly as advertised early in his rookie campaign,” wrote Foster. “The 26-year-old first baseman has been a pure slugger so far, leading all MLB rookies in homers (15), slugging percentage (.556), OPS (.920) and total bases (79) entering play Monday. But he’s had a good eye, too, as evidenced by 30 walks (tops among all rookies) and his .364 on-base percentage through Sunday, which ranked fourth among MLB rookies.”
McGonigle, through 39 games, is batting .293 (which leads all qualified rookies) with a .830 OPS, 43 hits and 11 doubles. Murakami’s countryman, infielder Kazuma Okamoto, also made the list and is a sleeper candidate to win the award. A veteran of the NPB like Murakami, Okamoto has been hot as of late, batting .268 with a .910 OPS in his last 15 games.
If Murakami continues to mash home runs and be the White Sox’s main run producer — Munetaka leads the team in RBI (29) — he could be winning the Rookie of the Year Award by the end of the season. First baseman and White Sox great Jose Abreu was the player for the franchise to win the award in 2014.
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