9 home runs in 13 games'Monster'Murakami's 223 home runs, a new record in his 7th year beyond Kiyohara
Sep 24, 2024
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This time, it is a come-from-behind final home run that led to the team's victory.
Down 0-3 in the top of the seventh. The Yakult's top lineup cheered up. After two outs, No. 1 Hideki Nagaoka hit a heavy hit, No. 2 Haruki Nishikawa hit a double to left field, and No. 3 Domingo Santana hit a timely hit to the right to follow the two runs. 2-3.
Murakami hit a two-run homer over the right fence. Yokohama left-hander ace Azuma Katsuki threw the first slider to the center. He saved the team, which had been losing three consecutive games without missing this real pitch. Azuma was replaced after a home run by Murakami. He was aiming for his 14th win of the season, but he lost four runs in six ⅔ innings and lowered his head.
Joined the first draft of the 2018 Rookie Draft. He hit only one homer in his first year as a pro. In his second year, he hit 36 and became a home run hitter representing Japanese professional baseball. In 2022, he hit 56 home runs in his fifth year, surpassing Sadaharu Oh (Wang Jung-ki, chairman of Softbank Hawks) as the 'legendary home run king'. He became the youngest player at the age of 22 to win three titles in batting average, home run, and RBI.
Reached a meaningful record in his seventh year of professional career. It was his 223rd home run against Yokohama on the 23rd. Kazuhiro Kiyohara (57) hit 222 home runs in his career of 525 home runs, setting a new record for most home runs in his seventh year. Murakami said "I'm lucky to hit my 223rd homer." 그는 지난 5월 한
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Murakami is in crazy mode these days. He has nine home runs in the past 13 games and four in the past four games. In the match against the Chunichi Dragons on the 20th, he recorded his 29th and 30th consecutive homeruns. Until last month, 30 home runs seemed difficult, but he achieved 30 home runs for four consecutive years.
In 2023, the next year after achieving the milestone, he only hit 31 home runs. He finished second behind Kazuma Okamoto (28), the fourth batter of the Yomiuri Giants who hit 41.
This year, he competed with Okamoto again, and hit it in the second half of the year. As of the 23rd, Okamoto has 26 and Taylor Austin (Yokohama) is ranked second to third with 24. With Yomiuri remaining 6 games and Yokohama 10 games, Murakami's No. 1 home run is definitive.
He has overtaken Okamoto and is also No. 1 in RBIs. Murakami scored 83 RBIs until the 23rd, widening the gap with Okamoto to five. Okamoto also has not had a bad hitting sense recently, but Murakami's rise is so scary.
Murakami survived late in the all-time 'GoTaser' season, but the team is on the brink. He is in last place, two games behind Junichi, who is in fifth place. There are seven games left.
Murakami signed a multi-year contract '3 -1.8 Billion yen' prior to the 2023 season. He is planning to advance to the Major League after next season when his three-year contract ends. 최근
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