Three games, three homers for White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami

By Canadian Press on March 29, 2026.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Chicago White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami has homered in each of his first three major league games.

Murakami sent a 3-2 pitch from Brandon Sproat over the wall in right-center and into the White Sox bullpen in the second inning of Chicago’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. The Japanese slugger homered off Jake Woodford in the ninth inning Thursday and went deep against Chad Patrick in the fourth inning Saturday.

This is the 26-year-old’s first series in the majors since signing a two-year, $34 million contract with the White Sox in December. Murakami hit 246 homers over eight seasons with the Yakult Swallows of Japan’s Central League — including a 56-homer season in 2022.

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