| Date | News |
| 12/23/25 | MLB free agent tracker: Munetaka Murakami headed stateside with White Sox, Pirates add big bat. Here are the latest signings from baseball's hot stove Source: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-free-agent-... |
| 12/23/25 | Power play: White Sox see Murakami fitting at 1B. The White Sox view newcomer Munetaka Murakami as a middle-of-the order bat who will start spring training as their first baseman, general manager Chris Getz said. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/47391637/white... |
| 12/22/25 | Japan HR record-setter Murakami picks ChiSox. Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami, who hit 56 home runs in Nippon Professional Baseball in 2022, is joining the White Sox. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/47378246/sourc... |
| 12/21/25 | White Sox add Munetaka Murakami with $34 million, 2-year contract. The Chicago White Sox have added Munetaka Murakami to their lineup, agreeing to a $34 million, two-year contract with the Japanese slugger. The 25-year-old Murakami joins a promising group of young hitters that also includes Colson Montgomery, Kyle Teel and Chase Meidroth. The White Sox finished last in the AL Central this year with a 60-102 record, a 19-game improvement from the previous season. Murakami was the Central League’s MVP in 2021 and ’22 with the Yakult Swallows. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/white-sox-add... |