{"id":163987,"date":"2026-04-04T15:47:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T20:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/?p=163987"},"modified":"2026-04-04T15:47:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T20:47:58","slug":"chicago-white-sox-munetaka-murakami-continues-to-make-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-white-sox-munetaka-murakami-continues-to-make-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago White Sox Munetaka Murakami continues to make history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicagowhitesox\/\">Chicago White Sox<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\"> slugger, first baseman\/designated hitter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-white-sox-slugger-joins-exclusive-list\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Munetaka Murakami<\/span><\/a>, has been on a tear to begin the year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s3\"><strong>More News:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-white-sox-return-prospect-to-red-sox\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Chicago White Sox return prospect to the Red Sox<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Early into his big league career, Murakamai has mashed four home runs. According to MLB\u2019s Sarah Langs, the 26-year-old\u2019s four home runs are the most by a Japanese-born player through their first eight games. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Murakami\u2019s fourth home run came against Toronto Blue Jays left-hander Brandon Little. In the top of the sixth inning of Saturday\u2019s game. Little threw Murakami a 1-0 sinker that ran back across the plate. Muraki didn\u2019t miss and sent the pitch 431 feet to dead center field for a two-run homer.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Munetaka Murakami\u2019s four home runs are the most by a Japanese-born player in his first 8 career MLB games <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XYcYOjI9LT\">https:\/\/t.co\/XYcYOjI9LT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SlangsOnSports\/status\/2040519607669186731?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"s4\">Munetaka Murakami and Colson Montgomery have proven to be the Chicago White Sox&#8217;s source of power<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_163993\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-163993\" style=\"width: 788px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-163993\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28658975-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago White Sox, Munetaka Murakami\" width=\"788\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28658975-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28658975-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28658975-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28658975-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28658975-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28658975-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28658975-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-163993\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Apr 4, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami (5) hits a two-run home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the sixth inning at Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Murakami is settling into hitting at the top of the order. So far, he is the White Sox leader in home runs and RBI (seven). Shortstop Colson Montgomery is second after hitting his second home run in the same inning as Murakami.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Montgomery\u2019s first home run was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-white-sox-pair-of-grand-slams-make-history\/\"><span class=\"s2\">grand slam<\/span><\/a> against the Milwaukee Brewers. Little again threw a hanging sinker on a 3-1 count that Montgomery didn\u2019t miss and deposited over the right field fence.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">round trip for Colson Montgomery <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tXXTsdaEwJ\">pic.twitter.com\/tXXTsdaEwJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/whitesox\/status\/2040520416142192881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The White Sox ranked 23rd in home runs last season (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/whitesox\/stats\/team\/2025\"><span class=\"s1\">165<\/span><\/a>). This means the White Sox will rely on Murakami (24 last season) and Montgomery (21) to continue to generate the team&#8217;s power.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_163995\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-163995\" style=\"width: 788px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-163995\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28651539-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago White Sox, Colson Montgomery\" width=\"788\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28651539-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28651539-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28651539-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28651539-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28651539-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28651539-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28651539-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-163995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Apr 3, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago White Sox shortstop Colson Montgomery (12) singles against the Toronto Blue Jays during the third inning at Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago White Sox slugger, first baseman\/designated hitter Munetaka Murakami, has been on a tear to begin the year. More News: Chicago White Sox return prospect to the Red Sox Early into his big league career, Murakamai has mashed four home runs. According to MLB\u2019s Sarah Langs, the 26-year-old\u2019s four home runs are the most by<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":518,"featured_media":163992,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6867,78],"tags":[9030,4911,6092,8686,2363],"class_list":{"0":"post-163987","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago-white-sox-news","8":"category-chicagowhitesox","9":"tag-brandon-little","10":"tag-chicagowhitesox","11":"tag-colson-montgomery","12":"tag-munetaka-murakami","13":"tag-toronto-blue-jays"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Chicago White Sox Munetaka Murakami continues to make history<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami has hit four home runs and has the most by any Japanese-born player through their first eight games.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-white-sox-munetaka-murakami-continues-to-make-history\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chicago White Sox Munetaka Murakami continues to make history\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami has hit four home runs and has the most by any Japanese-born player through their first eight games.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-white-sox-munetaka-murakami-continues-to-make-history\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"ChiCitySports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chicitysportscom\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-04T20:47:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28659123-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Zack Cariola\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ZCariola38438\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@chicitysports23\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Zack Cariola\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-white-sox-munetaka-murakami-continues-to-make-history\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-white-sox-munetaka-murakami-continues-to-make-history\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Zack Cariola\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4efd9474dee3d3f0af9ae33fdb94bfba\"},\"headline\":\"Chicago White Sox Munetaka Murakami continues to make history\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-04T20:47:58+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-white-sox-munetaka-murakami-continues-to-make-history\/\"},\"wordCount\":340,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-white-sox-munetaka-murakami-continues-to-make-history\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28659123-scaled.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Brandon Little\",\"Chicago White Sox\",\"Colson Montgomery\",\"Munetaka Murakami\",\"Toronto Blue Jays\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Chicago White Sox News\",\"WHITE SOX\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"copyrightYear\":\"2026\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-white-sox-munetaka-murakami-continues-to-make-history\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-white-sox-munetaka-murakami-continues-to-make-history\/\",\"name\":\"Chicago White Sox Munetaka Murakami continues to make history\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-white-sox-munetaka-murakami-continues-to-make-history\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-white-sox-munetaka-murakami-continues-to-make-history\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28659123-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-04T20:47:58+00:00\",\"description\":\"Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami has hit four home runs and has the most by any Japanese-born player through their first eight games.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-white-sox-munetaka-murakami-continues-to-make-history\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-white-sox-munetaka-murakami-continues-to-make-history\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-white-sox-munetaka-murakami-continues-to-make-history\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28659123-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28659123-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1707,\"caption\":\"Apr 4, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami (5) celebrates with teammates in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the sixth inning at Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-white-sox-munetaka-murakami-continues-to-make-history\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"WHITE SOX\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicagowhitesox\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Chicago White Sox Munetaka Murakami continues to make history\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/\",\"name\":\"ChiCitySports\",\"description\":\"All Chicago Sports, every day\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"ChiCitySports\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/chiCityLogo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/chiCityLogo.png\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":1024,\"caption\":\"ChiCitySports\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chicitysportscom\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/chicitysports23\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chicitysports\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4efd9474dee3d3f0af9ae33fdb94bfba\",\"name\":\"Zack Cariola\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6485d72bd1878c687ee45a4b1fe09cd906388bab32e7e8da387ed3444e03a5c7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6485d72bd1878c687ee45a4b1fe09cd906388bab32e7e8da387ed3444e03a5c7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6485d72bd1878c687ee45a4b1fe09cd906388bab32e7e8da387ed3444e03a5c7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Zack Cariola\"},\"description\":\"Title: Trending News Writer for ChiCitySports Education: DCCC College Expertise: Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Bears, and Chicago Bulls Zack Cariola is a sports writer for the trending news and breaking news team at ChiCitySports Zach is an avid baseball fan based in Philadelphia with a wealth of knowledge surrounding the diamond. Despite being primarily a Philadelphia Phillies fan, covering baseball as a whole has been a dream for him. Follow along as I cover the Cubs, White Sox, Bulls, and Bears. Make sure you give me a follow on Twitter @ZCariola38438 where I post all my articles and comment on sports.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZCariola38438\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/author\/zack-cariola\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Chicago White Sox Munetaka Murakami continues to make history","description":"Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami has hit four home runs and has the most by any Japanese-born player through their first eight games.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-white-sox-munetaka-murakami-continues-to-make-history\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Chicago White Sox Munetaka Murakami continues to make history","og_description":"Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami has hit four home runs and has the most by any Japanese-born player through their first eight games.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-white-sox-munetaka-murakami-continues-to-make-history\/","og_site_name":"ChiCitySports","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chicitysportscom\/","article_published_time":"2026-04-04T20:47:58+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1707,"url":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28659123-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Zack Cariola","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@ZCariola38438","twitter_site":"@chicitysports23","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Zack Cariola","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-white-sox-munetaka-murakami-continues-to-make-history\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-white-sox-munetaka-murakami-continues-to-make-history\/"},"author":{"name":"Zack Cariola","@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4efd9474dee3d3f0af9ae33fdb94bfba"},"headline":"Chicago White Sox Munetaka Murakami continues to make history","datePublished":"2026-04-04T20:47:58+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-white-sox-munetaka-murakami-continues-to-make-history\/"},"wordCount":340,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-white-sox-munetaka-murakami-continues-to-make-history\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28659123-scaled.jpg","keywords":["Brandon Little","Chicago White Sox","Colson Montgomery","Munetaka Murakami","Toronto Blue Jays"],"articleSection":["Chicago White Sox News","WHITE SOX"],"inLanguage":"en-US","copyrightYear":"2026","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-white-sox-munetaka-murakami-continues-to-make-history\/","url":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-white-sox-munetaka-murakami-continues-to-make-history\/","name":"Chicago White Sox Munetaka Murakami continues to make history","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-white-sox-munetaka-murakami-continues-to-make-history\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-white-sox-munetaka-murakami-continues-to-make-history\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28659123-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2026-04-04T20:47:58+00:00","description":"Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami has hit four home runs and has the most by any Japanese-born player through their first eight games.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-white-sox-munetaka-murakami-continues-to-make-history\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-white-sox-munetaka-murakami-continues-to-make-history\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-white-sox-munetaka-murakami-continues-to-make-history\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28659123-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28659123-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1707,"caption":"Apr 4, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami (5) celebrates with teammates in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the sixth inning at Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-white-sox-munetaka-murakami-continues-to-make-history\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"WHITE SOX","item":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicagowhitesox\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Chicago White Sox Munetaka Murakami continues to make history"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/","name":"ChiCitySports","description":"All Chicago Sports, every day","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#organization","name":"ChiCitySports","url":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/chiCityLogo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/chiCityLogo.png","width":1024,"height":1024,"caption":"ChiCitySports"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chicitysportscom\/","https:\/\/x.com\/chicitysports23","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chicitysports"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4efd9474dee3d3f0af9ae33fdb94bfba","name":"Zack Cariola","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6485d72bd1878c687ee45a4b1fe09cd906388bab32e7e8da387ed3444e03a5c7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6485d72bd1878c687ee45a4b1fe09cd906388bab32e7e8da387ed3444e03a5c7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6485d72bd1878c687ee45a4b1fe09cd906388bab32e7e8da387ed3444e03a5c7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Zack Cariola"},"description":"Title: Trending News Writer for ChiCitySports Education: DCCC College Expertise: Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Bears, and Chicago Bulls Zack Cariola is a sports writer for the trending news and breaking news team at ChiCitySports Zach is an avid baseball fan based in Philadelphia with a wealth of knowledge surrounding the diamond. Despite being primarily a Philadelphia Phillies fan, covering baseball as a whole has been a dream for him. Follow along as I cover the Cubs, White Sox, Bulls, and Bears. Make sure you give me a follow on Twitter @ZCariola38438 where I post all my articles and comment on sports.","sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/ZCariola38438"],"url":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/author\/zack-cariola\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/518"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163987"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163987\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":163997,"href":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163987\/revisions\/163997"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}