“I had a dream that I hit a home run ... won the Japan Series that year. With all his accomplishments, Murakami is known for his humbleness around the league. “I never think of baseball ...

That year, he broke the home run record for Japanese-born players ... once he reaches Major League Baseball. That’s not a bad thing either, as his bat is his best tool without question.

LOS ANGELES--Shohei Ohtani hit his 175th home run in Major League Baseball, tying Hideki Matsui for the most by a Japan-born player with a solo shot during the first inning of the Los Angeles ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers have Roki Sasaki, but a new Japanese player named Munetaka Murakami is now getting attention.

Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki, of Japan, hits a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, in Anaheim, Calif., on May 31, 2009, (AP Photo/Mark J.

372 average with a career-best 17 home runs. Suzuki never took ... what with young Japanese stars exploring earlier leaps to Major League Baseball, such as Rōki Sasaki’s agreement with the ...

Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare decision to bypass Japanese ... He hit 45 home runs in three seasons ...

Despite pursuing the two biggest Japanese ... only combined for 64 home runs the last two seasons. He was a Central League MVP Award winner in 2021-22. At the 2023 World Baseball Classic, he ...

Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare decision to bypass Japanese ... He hit 45 home runs in three seasons ...

The 23-year-old phenom has ace-like potential, as he throws 100 MPH and features one of the best splitters ... the pipeline for Japanese players to get to Major League Baseball, and they'll ...