The Los Angeles Dodgers already have arguably the two best Japanese-born players in Major League Baseball, and one of them is doing his part to add a third to the mix.

Japanese free agent Munetaka Murakami plays for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows and is known as Nippon Professional Baseball’s home run king. 

He is just 25 years old and already has 246 career homers over eight seasons. Murakami has batted .270/.394/.557 with a 16 percent walk rate in his career. His 2022 campaign shattered records with 56 home runs.

Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto recently enjoyed a dinner date with Murakami. A photo surfaced on social media that has fans buzzing, mostly about the possibility of the Dodgers making yet another massive splash in free agency.