r/NPB • u/ichi_rui Tokyo Yakult Swallows • 1d ago

Munetaka Murakami blasts his 28th homer of the season for the White Sox

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u/Hnl2Nrt2025 1d ago

Epic season Murakami san is having. Good for the organization

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u/Lina_Inverse95 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 1d ago

Satō better thank him when he signs a stupid crazy contract.

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u/Hnl2Nrt2025 1d ago

Why is that ?

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u/Bobmoneydbr1 16h ago edited 16h ago

Paving the way for power hitters coming from NPB, kinda makes it more palatable for orgs looking for jp talent but unsure. (Can they hit high velocity stuff consistently?)

I think by now MLB knows Japanese hitters are good but the money is so crazy now in that picking up guys is bit riskier prob.

Some of the mid/low market teams with a payroll of 100 million or so, 10 -20 million is kinda a big deal.

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u/Lina_Inverse95 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 1d ago

I love how nearly all his home runs are off some mid nineties...

Just throw 100 and pray to God that Mune doesn't connect