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Munetaka Murakami
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About Munetaka Murakami
Munetaka Murakami (村上 宗隆, Murakami Munetaka; born February 2, 2000) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. His NPB nickname, "Murakami-sama", was given by fans because his feats at the plate could only be done by a kami-sama, or "god." His nickname was Japan's word of the year for 2022.
Bio summary from Wikipedia.
Player Stats
| G | 127 | PA | 553 | AB | 454 | R | 82 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 94 | 2B | 16 | 3B | 1 | HR | 35 |
| RBI | 77 | SB | 1 | CS | 3 | BB | 92 |
| SO | 196 | AVG | .207 | OBP | .347 | SLG | .478 |
| OPS | .825 | TB | 217 | WAR | 2.3 |
2026 batting — Baseball-Reference
Career
Munetaka Murakami made his MLB debut in 2026 — his career history begins with the 2026 line below. (The Lahman databank, which runs through 2025, has no season lines for him yet.)
2026 Season — MLB Stats API
Batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127 | 553 | 454 | 82 | 94 | 16 | 1 | 35 | 77 | 1 | 3 | 92 | 196 | .207 | .347 | .478 | .825 |
2026 regular-season line from the MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com), pulled when this page was built. Multi-team stints are combined; rate stats are recomputed from the combined totals.
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