Munetaka Murakami hits his 30th home run of the season, first by a Japanese player in his first MLB year
Translated from Japanese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Munetaka Murakami hit his 30th home run of the season for the Chicago White Sox against the Minnesota Twins.
- NHK reported that he became the first Japanese player to reach 30 home runs in his first Major League Baseball season.
Munetaka Murakami reached 30 home runs for the season in the Chicago White Sox's game against the Minnesota Twins.
Starting third in the batting order and at first base, Murakami hit a go-ahead two-run home run in his first at-bat in the opening inning. NHK said the achievement made him the first Japanese player to hit 30 home runs in his first Major League Baseball season.
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Originally published by NHK in Japanese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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