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White Sox' Munetaka Murakami getting hot at perfect time, homers twice in win

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White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami had 54 at-bats against Rockies right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. Sugano largely owned Murakami, holding him to a .204 batting average. But Murakami took him deep twice.

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Philadelphia Inquirer
Munetaka Murakami homers twice as playoff-bound White Sox top Rockies 6-1 (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)
Published Sep 25, 2026
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Munetaka Murakami homered twice to increase his season total to 35, and the playoff-bound Chicago White Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 6-1 as they tried to gain ground in the AL Central
Sun Times
White Sox' Munetaka Murakami getting hot at perfect time, homers twice in win (opens Sun Times)
Published Sep 26, 2026
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White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami had 54 at-bats against Rockies right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. Sugano largely owned Murakami, holding him to a .204 batting average. But Murakami took him deep twice.