Munetaka Murakami is giving Chicago White Sox fans exactly what they needed. A historic early-season power surge highlighted by his first career grand slam has Sox fans excited.

For a fan base that has spent years grinding through rebuild after rebuild, Munetaka Murakami is delivering something White Sox fans haven’t felt in a long time: real, immediate excitement.

The 26-year-old Japanese slugger has been an absolute monster early in the 2026 season. On Friday night, he crushed his first career MLB grand slam, a 431-foot (actually it was probably about a 480-foot) rocket to straightaway center that cleared the bases and turned a close game into a blowout.

It was the latest chapter in what’s quickly becoming one of the most electric starts any White Sox baseball player has had in years. Just look at this: Munetaka Murakami is the only player in history to do what he has done thus far. Here is what Codify just put out in an X post on Monday night.

Murakami didn’t just show up, hit a few homers, and convince Chris Getz to install some bidets in the White Sox clubhouse. He announced his arrival in historic fashion, going deep in each of his first three major-league games, becoming just the fourth player since 1900 to accomplish that feat. Through the first three weeks of the season, he’s already provided the kind of consistent power and presence that South Side fans have been starving for.

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The best part? He looks like he belongs. The power that once shattered NPB records is translating beautifully to major-league pitching, and his at-bats already feel like must-watch television for White Sox fans. The home runs have come in bunches, and he has arguably already come out of an early-season struggle after going a mere 17 games between not homering in three straight ballgames.

This is exactly the kind of jolt the rebuild needed.

It might not pan out in the long run, but for now, the White Sox have yet another potential historic first baseman on their roster.