Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami reportedly signs with White Sox! 💪 (2023 WBC highlights 🇯🇵)

Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami reportedly signs with White Sox! 💪 (2023 WBC highlights 🇯🇵)

What do you do for the quarterfinals and beyond? Two- two pitch. Base hit into left field. Second hit for Murakami. Another single. The team just trying to get him to lighten up Jose because again he is putting so much on him. It’s almost like the 56 home runs last season are a burden for him in this tournament because this is different playing for Samai Japan. I >> mean, physically there’s nothing wrong. I mean, he’s been working hard. He’s been able to at least get into certain trading counts. >> Unique delivery. He’ll show it to Mataka Murakami. Murakami on the first pitch DRIVES IT TO CENTER FIELD THAT GOES OFF the bottom OF THE WALL. MUDAKAMI BREAKS through in the World Baseball Classic. It’s 52 Japan. It was only a matter of time. I mean, when you’re a good hitter, sometimes these types of scenarios are not the best for you. You got to get some timing, but his last at bat he walked. And my thought was always get in one zone. Look in one zone. Stay right there. >> First home run of the World Baseball Classic. Off the glove, the left fieldielder Frederick Murakami will take advantage and stand up at second base. Frillic overran it running to his left. Balls hit so hard off the bat and the carry is everything hit. That ball’s not hit by slap header. It’s hit by a big man who is able to put everything behind it. push it out and get the slice off the left ended bat to play against Frick here. Two great passes at the baseball by Murakami. >> He goes looks back at Otani. The pitch is hit to left center field. Hit very well and it is off THE WALL. OTANI flying around third right behind him scoring the winning run. It’s a walk-off. JAPAN WILL PLAY FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP. 0 for four, three strikeouts. Been thinking about it for 6 years now. A MOMENT IN THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC HE WILL NEVER FORGET. My oh my, a country that is going absolutely crazy in Japan. Now goes to the belt. The pitch SWINGING DRIVE CENTER FIELD DEEP TOWARDS THE FENCE. IT IS OFF THE WALL. OTANI SCORES. AROUND TO SCORE IS JUDO. JAPAN WINS. But Japan on the Murakami double has just found their way into the finals of the World Baseball Classic against Team USA. INCREDIBLE. SISTER IT. YES. >> CRACKED IN THE AIR DEEP CENTER FIELD. THOMAS ON THE MOVE. IT’S OFF THE WALL. OTANI’S IN TO SCORE. HERE COMES THE WINNING RUN. JAPAN TURNS IT AROUND ON ITS LAST BREATH. Heartbreak for Mexico. Hero for Japan. Muritaka Murakami. Team Japan takes its first lead of the game as the winning run steps on home plate. ANDRA GHANA ELO Munitaka Murakami, last night’s hero to lead off. Murakami drives a ball TO DEEP RIGHT FIELD AND TIES THE GAME IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE. WELL, he was so lost going into the game-winning at bat last night that he admitted he considered bunting. This is the twotime MVP in Japan. I think he unlocked some confidence on the game-winning double. I’m telling you, if you don’t think a result can change the attitude and the mindset, that result last night, no different than when we were talking about Justin Turner. He went up there, looked way more confident, and obviously the result was a quick flash homer to right field. >> And so tied at one just like that, two-time MVP before he turned 23 years old, but he had struck out 11 times in the tournament prior to his game-winning hit last night. >> That timing right there was perfect. Foot down. Barrel the bell. Perfect timing.

White Sox, INF Munetaka Murakami reportedly agree to 2-year deal, per multiple reports including MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand.

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