JON VANKIN is a journalist and writer. He is the author of five nonfiction books and nine graphic novels. His writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Salon, the L.A. Weekly and dozens ...

Like all superstars, Munetaka ... 30, Murakami, 22, went five for 44 with no home runs at the plate. He maintained his hold on the triple crown (tops in home runs, RBIs and batting average ...

A report from Michael Kay of the YES Network surfaced where he mentioned that the Yankees were building their offseason around Munetaka ... After hitting 59 home runs in 2022, Murakami was on ...

and address the possibility of the team targeting Japanese power-hitting slugger Munetaka Murakami next offseason.

Munetaka Murakami and Kazuma Okamoto each homered and Japan held on to defeat the United States 3-2 on March 21 to win its third World Baseball Classic crown. Two-way star Shohei Ohtani ...