munetaka murakamiwith just 22 years of age, is a sensation in Japan League baseball; and she already has her eyes on the Big leagues with the ninth of new york yankees either los angeles dodgers.
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In a television interview he commented that: “It would be ideal to play for a West Coast team but I’m also interested in the New York Yankees”.
And it is not for less, in 2022, the young baseball player broke the record for most home runs by a Japanese player during a season, reaching the figure of 56; surpassing the 55 mark that the legend recorded sadaharu oh (Yomiuri Giants) in 1964.
Numbers that make it a benchmark
This season in total he connected 155 hits in 141 appearancesreaching a batting percentage of .318; his 56 HRs achieved and 134 runs produced (114 scored).
While in his 5 active seasons, he has played 651 games; he’s had 2,299 at-bats, gotten 177 home runs648 hits, 500 RBIs, and totaled a .282 batting percentage.
He currently has a contract until 2025 with the ninth of the Yakult SwallowsWith whom debuted at 18recording 18 home runs and 72 RBIs in his first season.
He is a baseball player with great projection for the future and could reach the MLB in the coming years, some are already beginning to compare it with the ‘Bronx Bomber’: Aaron Judge.