With his deadline to sign with an MLB team bearing down, Munetaka Murakami chose to take everyone's expectations and throw them out the window.

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

The Chicago White Sox have made a bold statement regarding their championship ambitions by signing Munetaka Murakami. According to reports, the team has made its initial decision concerning the Japanese star's role for the upcoming season.

Munetaka Murakami is going to hit home runs for the White Sox. General manager Chris Getz hopes the 6-foot-2, 213-pound left-handed slugger clears the fences many a time after the two-year, $34 million contract was signed,

The Pirates are targeting Kazuma Okamoto after fellow Japanese third baseman Munetaka Murakami signed with the White Sox.

The Chicago White Sox have reportedly popped up as a potential suitor for Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami two days before his posting deadline.

Murakami has to sign his free agent contract by Monday at 5 p.m. ET. Japanese players get 30 days from the time they are posted to get a deal done. Murakami was posted earlier than his countrymates also attempting to come to MLB, so he's the first approaching such a deadline.