{"id":553132,"date":"2026-02-03T23:05:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T23:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/553132\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T23:05:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T23:05:24","slug":"chicago-white-sox-installing-new-feature-to-clubhouse-following-japanese-stars-suggestion-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/553132\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago White Sox installing new feature to clubhouse following Japanese star\u2019s suggestion"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chicago White Sox<\/a> will definitely be looking to improve on the MLB<\/a> campaign they had last year, when they finished with a 60-102 record and came last in the AL Central.<\/p>\n

Chicago will go into the upcoming season with optimism that the signing of Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami will go a long way to making their squad a better team in 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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And the White Sox have wasted no time in helping their new international star feel more comfortable in his new home.<\/p>\n

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Dec 22, 2025; Chicago, Il, USA; New Chicago White Sox player Munetaka Murakami gives a thumbs up on the field after a press conference where he was introduced at Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Murakami\u2019s bidet suggestion<\/p>\n

Upon his visit of the team facilities, Murakami noticed something which he wasn\u2019t quite used to having come over from his native Japan.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne thing that stood out, one thing he did notice is I think we didn\u2019t have a bidet in our locker room,\u201d general manager Chris Getz told MLB.com, as per Scott Merkin<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s something that\u2019s new to him, and we are putting one in. So, it was like, \u2018Ok, that\u2019s new. We can do that.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Getz and fans from the South Side of Chicago will be hopeful that this new, added and updated feature to the White Sox clubhouse<\/a> will help Murakami get acclimated to the Major Leagues much sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n

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In his eight year tenure with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in Japan\u2019s NPB, Murakami recorded a total of 246 home runs, as per ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He was also named MVP in 2021 and in 2022 and during that 2022 campaign, Murakami enjoyed a record year with 56 homers, which was the most home runs hit in an NPB season by a player born in Japan, as per mlb.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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