Munetaka Murakami
Munetaka Murakami is a baseball player for Tokyo Yakult Swallows of NPB(Nippon Professional Baseball Organization).
| Position | 3B |
| Bats/Throws | L/R |
| Team | Tokyo Yakult Swallows |
| Bron | 2/2/2000 in Kumamoto, Japan |
| Draft | 2017, Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Round: 1 |
| Debut | 9/16/2018 |
| Awards and honors | MVP (2021) Best Nine (2020, 2021) Interleague play MVP (2022) Rookie of the Year award (2019) Shoriki Matsutaro Award special award (2022) All-star game (2019, 2021, 2022) Consecutive Home Run Records : 5 (NPB Records) Home Run Records : 56 (Japanese Record for the most) |
| national team | Summer Olympics (2020 in Tokyo) |
Murakami has achieved results since his second year.
He led the league in Batting Average, Home Runs, Runs Batted in, and on Base Percentage in 2022.
He is currently the best baseball player playing in Japan.
After the 2022 season, he has made clear his desire to play in MLB.
However, he is expected to play in Japan until the 2025 season, when he will turn 25.
Murakami's evaluation in Japan
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He has a good record of winning the Triple Crown in Japan.
In recent years, opposing pitchers tend not to play in the strike zone, and his batting average has declined, but his home runs and on-base percentage remain high.
However, he is not good at defense.
Murakami's Playing Style
Notable is his long-ball rate. It has strong power and fast swing speed. In 2022, he hit 56 home runs,
the most of any Japanese player in history. Murakami strikes out a lot, but can hit home runs to
lefties.
Murakami is a third baseman but makes many errors. This is a longstanding issue.
Murakami's game video
These are all home runs hit by Tokyo Yakult Swallows players in the 2022 season at Jingu Stadium. You will be surprised at the number of scenes in Murakami.
This is the 2021 season edition.
This is the scene where Murakami achieved a Japanese record five consecutive home runs.