Munetaka Murakami is officially joining the Chicago White Sox in an unexpected twist. These MLB teams might look silly for not outbidding the Southsiders.

With the news of Munetaka Murakami signing with the White Sox, we asked MLB insider Mark Feinsand to examine the contract and how the White Sox proceed from here. Murakami’s two-year, $34 million cont

Murakami brings a much-needed power boost to a White Sox roster that ranked 23rd in MLB in home runs and 28th in slugging percentage during the 2025 season. Highlighted by a career-high 56 home runs in 2022, Murakami hit at least 28 home runs in six straight seasons from 2019-24. In four of those seasons, he finished with an OPS above .970.

The Twins will have a harder time reaching the postseason after their division rival signed Japanese star Munetaka Murakami.

The signing of Munetaka Murakami, a slugging free-agent first baseman/third baseman from Japan, comes with a few concerns according to those who study his game. There’s been talk of the swing-and-miss part of Murakami's offensive attack,

Munetaka Murakami may have signed elsewhere but the New York Yankees can scout him from afar while he proves his worth with the White Sox.

After a winter filled with pedestrian free agent signings and anticlimactic trades, the White Sox finally jumped in the free agent pool with a cannonball into the deep end.