Murakami crushed a two‑run homer off José Soriano for his 14th of the season, tying Aaron Judge atop the MLB leaderboard.
Munetaka Murakami crushes home run No. 14, tying Aaron Judge for the MLB lead. He took this 98.1 mph four-seamer from José Soriano and hit it 429 feet.
Munetaka Murakami wants every piece of information the White Sox are offering him. So for his interpreter Kenzo Yagi, a lifelong baseball fan has had to suddenly become a baseball expert, learning complex terminology and concepts to translate them accurately. soxmachine.com/2026/05/mune...
Munetaka Murakami's first 14 MLB extra-base hits have been home runs That extends the longest such streak to start a player’s MLB career since at least 1900 Prior longest: 10, 2016 Dae-ho Lee h/t @EliasSports
HOME RUN Munetaka Murakami (14) 429 ft (32°, 109.0 mph) off José Soriano (98.1 mph 4-seam, 1178 rpm) CWS 4-LAA 0 (T4, 2-2, 1 out) https://www.mlb.com/video/jose-soriano-in-play-run-s-to-munetaka-murakami-w9p1he
CRUSHED! 429 feet off the bat of Munetaka Murakami 🤩
Two-run home run by Munetaka Murakami (No. 14). Followed by a home run by Miguel Vargas. White Sox 5, Angels 0. Top of the 4th.
CWS Home Run! Munetaka Murakami homers (14) on a fly ball to center field. Sam Antonacci scores. The score is now CWS 4, LAA 0 (Top 4)
Extremely unofficial professional home runs by age 26 leaderboard: Alex Rodriguez - 337 Mickey Mantle -304 Eddie Matthews - 303 Albert Pujols - 282 Munetaka Murakami - 281 Updates to come, but yeah, good list to be on
I’m almost sad that after over 120 AB, and 28 hits, 14 singles and 14 HR, Munetaka Murakami has finally hit an extra base hit that stayed inside the park
So much has changed since the White Sox last employed a Japanese player, including the baseball language that Kenzo Yagi has to interpret for Munetaka Murakami. @jrfegan.soxmachine.com with a fun one: soxmachine.com/2026/05/mune...
It's a crime against me personally that I don't get to hear Jason Benetti delight over Munetaka Murakami bombs
He's done it again! #WhiteSox Munetaka Murakami tops the MLB home run race with Aaron Judge
Munetaka Murakami: thought he’d be an easy 30-40 homer guy, but his current 60+ pace is way beyond anything I had imagined. Colson Montgomery: figured he’d have to make some adjustments this year as opposing pitchers built a plan on how to attack him, but his power is still carrying him! /2
MURAKAMI HOME RUN #14 TOP 4th vs LAA, 2 runs score Result is a 4-0 lead 426 FEET (*bwomph*) Previous width: 13.46 ft New width: 15.41 ft (+1.95 ft) Previous weight: 18,476 lbs New Weight: 27,714 lbs (+9,238 lbs)
Munetaka Murakami vs José Soriano Home Run (14) 💣 Exit velo: 109.0 mph Launch angle: 32 deg Projected distance: 429 ft No doubt about that one 🔒 That's a dinger in all 30 MLB ballparks CWS @ LAA 🔺 4th
