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Munetaka Murakami

Munetaka Murakami

1B/DH • Chicago White Sox Proj Rank 16 Actual 23 165 ADP • Trade Value
AB AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB FSP
208.236204244.374.548113.82
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Munetaka Murakami | Fantasy Outlook

Munetaka Murakami anchors the White Sox lineup with elite mid-summer power production

Murakami has been swinging a hot bat lately, showcasing the elite raw power that made him a highly-touted international signing for Chicago. He remains the everyday first baseman for a White Sox squad looking to gain ground in the standings as the mid-summer stretch continues. With no major injuries reported, our models show him maintaining his primary role as the cornerstone cleanup hitter in the heart of the order.

While his batting average can occasionally fluctuate, his underlying power metrics suggest his current home run pace is entirely sustainable based on our projection. Our data indicates that his high walk rate and elite barrel percentage provide a solid floor for his fantasy value, even during stretches where his batting average on balls in play regresses. Expect him to remain a top-tier source of runs and RBI through the second half of the season.

The White Sox have a full slate of games on the horizon, including several matchups against pitching staffs that have struggled to limit the long ball this year. Murakami's ability to drive the ball to all fields makes him a dangerous threat regardless of the venue or the handedness of the opposing starter. With several hitter-friendly matchups remaining on the schedule for the week, he is a must-start asset in all fantasy formats. Start.

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Munetaka Murakami Fantasy

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DATE OPP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG PTS
07/11 ATH 0 0 0 0 0 1 236 1
07/10 ATH 1 0 1 1 0 0 239 1
05/29 DET 0 0 0 0 0 0 240 0
05/28 MIN 1 0 1 1 0 2 242 6
05/27 MIN 2 1 3 1 1 1 240 12
05/26 MIN 1 1 2 2 0 0 234 8
05/25 MIN 1 1 1 1 0 0 235 6
05/24 @SF 0 0 1 0 0 1 235 1
05/23 @SF 0 0 0 0 0 0 240 -1
05/22 @SF 1 0 2 3 0 1 246 7
05/20 @SEA 2 0 0 1 0 0 244 3
05/19 @SEA 0 0 0 0 0 2 240 1
05/18 @SEA 2 0 0 0 0 1 242 4
05/17 CHC 1 0 1 0 0 0 235 3
05/16 CHC 2 2 3 3 0 1 236 15
05/15 CHC 1 0 0 0 0 0 227 1
05/14 KC 0 0 1 0 0 3 227 5
05/13 KC 1 0 0 0 0 1 228 3
05/12 KC 0 0 0 0 0 1 228 -1
05/10 SEA 1 0 0 0 0 1 232 2
05/09 SEA 0 0 0 0 0 0 230 -1
05/08 SEA 1 1 2 1 0 1 237 7
05/06 @LAA 0 0 0 0 0 0 237 -3
05/05 @LAA 1 0 0 0 0 0 244 1
05/04 @LAA 3 1 3 2 0 1 240 14
05/03 @SD 0 0 0 0 0 0 223 -1
05/02 @SD 0 0 0 0 0 0 231 -1
05/01 @SD 1 1 1 3 0 2 239 11
04/29 LAA 0 0 0 0 0 3 236 3
04/28 LAA 1 0 1 0 0 0 241 -1
04/27 LAA 2 1 1 3 0 0 243 10
04/26 WAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 232 -1
04/25 WAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 242 -2
04/24 WAS 1 1 1 1 0 1 256 7
04/23 @ARI 1 0 0 0 0 0 253 -1
04/22 @ARI 3 1 1 2 0 0 256 9
04/21 @ARI 3 1 2 1 0 1 234 11
04/19 @ATH 1 1 1 2 0 0 208 6
04/18 @ATH 1 1 1 1 0 3 209 9
04/17 @ATH 3 1 2 4 0 0 200 11
04/16 TB 0 0 0 0 0 0 167 -2
04/15 TB 1 0 0 0 0 2 179 3
04/14 TB 1 1 2 2 0 2 167 11
04/12 @KC 0 0 1 0 0 2 157 3
04/11 @KC 0 0 0 0 0 1 167 0
04/10 @KC 0 0 0 0 0 0 178 -2
04/09 @KC 0 0 1 0 0 2 195 4
04/08 BAL 1 0 0 0 0 1 205 1
04/07 BAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 0
04/06 BAL 0 0 1 0 0 1 206 3
04/05 TOR 0 0 1 0 0 1 226 2
04/04 TOR 1 1 1 3 0 0 250 8
04/03 TOR 1 0 0 0 0 1 240 1
04/01 @MIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 238 -1
03/31 @MIA 1 0 0 1 0 0 278 1
03/30 @MIA 1 0 1 0 0 0 286 2
03/29 @MIL 1 1 2 1 0 1 333 6
03/28 @MIL 1 1 1 1 0 1 400 7
03/26 @MIL 1 1 1 1 0 2 500 9
Totals: 49204442145
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YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2026 CHW 59 49 20 44 42 1 45 .236 .374 .548 221
ON PACE 101 84 34 75 72 1 77 .236 .374 .548 380
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 59 49 20 44 42 1 45 .236 .374 .548

Murakami Projection

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AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS 1B 2B 3B H AB BB SBN TB FPTS
.186 .5 1.8 2 .1 .308 .389 .697 0.6 1 0 2 11.3 1.9 -0 4.4 7.5
AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS 1B 2B 3B H AB BB SBN TB FPTS
.2369 0.3 0.7 0.7 0.1 .3615 .4831 .8446 0.5 0.1 0 0.9 3.9 0.7 0 1.8 3.472
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Chicago White Sox

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Kyle Teel 19% 8%
NAME OWN START
Miguel Vargas 100% 96%
Munetaka Murakami 98% 74%
NAME OWN START
Colson Montgomery 86% 78%
Chase Meidroth 31% 24%
Caleb Bonemer 3% 0%
NAME OWN START
Sam Antonacci 68% 48%
Braden Montgomery 15% 8%
Tristan Peters 13% 9%
Andrew Benintendi 4% 2%
NAME OWN START
Davis Martin 84% 39%
Sean Burke 81% 58%
Anthony Kay 14% 9%
Noah Schultz 14% 8%
Erick Fedde 4% 4%
Hagen Smith 4% 0%
Shane Smith 3% 0%
Tanner McDougal 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Grant Taylor 39% 37%
Seranthony Dominguez 37% 35%
Sean Newcomb 7% 6%
Bryan Hudson 2% 2%

Team Rankings

AVG
.240
20th
R
445
10th
HR
127
4th
RBI
427
10th
SB
61
17th
OBP
.317
13th
SLG
.412
9th
OPS
.729
11th
W
49
11th
SV
26
12th
ERA
4.15
14th
WHIP
1.33
18th
QS
24
23rd
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
GuardiansGuardians50-46.521-380385
White SoxWhite Sox49-45.521-445418
TwinsTwins47-49.4903467483
TigersTigers44-51.4635.5407378
RoyalsRoyals38-58.39612409491

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Drew Romo351059145111.133  
Edgar Quero5515012282151.187  
Kyle Teel1550792110.180  
Reese McGuire112915030.172  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Munetaka Murakami59208444920421.236  
Jacob Gonzalez308611212170.244  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Chase Meidroth9234254937312.272  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Miguel Vargas933396382215911.242  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Colson Montgomery90337447423531.220  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Randal Grichuk6213721349230.248  
Tristan Peters9024537746355.302  
Sam Antonacci74257477452613.288  
Everson Pereira2169716371.232  
Junior Perez183235240.156  
Braden Montgomery281001422280.220  
Austin Hays1243310170.233  
Luisangel Acuña67149173611015.242  
Tanner Murray132826130.214  
Rikuu Nishida122937020.241  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Andrew Benintendi82258366310461.244  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Sean Burke19640105.21153.411.17  
Davis Martin18940100.1923.411.29  
Anthony Kay1964089.1714.231.38  
Erick Fedde1956089.0604.151.42  
Noah Schultz1026048.0436.001.42  
David Sandlin421019.1206.051.29  
Joe Rock401010.1123.482.13  
Osvaldo Bido1120118.2116.271.34  
Shane Smith30208.11110.802.52  
Tyler Schweitzer50018.044.501.50  
Doug Nikhazy10002.014.501.50  
Jedixson Paez30003.0018.002.33  
Jonathan Cannon10000.000.000.00  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Seranthony Domínguez35331231.2394.551.39  
Grant Taylor3642448.1672.791.10  
Sean Newcomb3502353.2522.521.06  
Bryan Hudson4232341.0392.201.27  
Jordan Hicks2701124.2274.011.66  
Chris Murphy2120121.2214.571.52  
Tyler Davis2423126.1224.101.22  
Lucas Sims902010.0104.501.60  
Trevor Richards2400035.1353.311.02  
Tyler Gilbert40003.2317.183.00  
Jordan Leasure1821018.2186.271.23  
Duncan Davitt10001.000.001.00  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
07-07 BOSL 1-8Noah Schultz
Payton Tolle
07-08 BOSL 0-5Davis Martin
Jake Bennett
07-09 BOSL 1-2Anthony Kay
Patrick Sandoval
07-10 ATHW 14-1Sean Burke
Jacob Lopez
07-11 ATHW 1-0Bryan Hudson
Gage Jump
07-12 ATH02:10 EDTNoah Schultz
J.T. Ginn

Player Timeline

Jul 10th

Munetaka Murakami Added as Final Entrant in MLB Home Run Derby

Jul 9th

Munetaka Murakami Set to Return to White Sox After Rehab Assignment ...

Jul 6th

White Sox Star Munetaka Murakami Begins MLB Rehab Assignment with Charlotte ...

Jul 5th

Munetaka Murakami Set to Begin Rehab Assignment, Could Return This Week ...

Jun 16th

Vote Open for Munetaka Murakami’s 2026 MLB All-Star Game Selection

Jun 13th

Munetaka Murakami Honored as AL Rookie of the Month for May

Jun 3rd

MLB Announces May Rookies of the Month: Munetaka Murakami and TJ Rumfield ...

May 30th

Munetaka Murakami Diagnosed with Grade 2 Strain, Expected to Miss 4-6 ...

May 29th

Murakami Ties MLB First-Season June Home Run Record with 20 for White ...

May 27th

Munetaka Murakami Hinted as Potential MLB Two-Way Star

May 26th

Munetaka Murakami Delivers Stunning Game-Tying Hit for MLB

May 25th

Munetaka Murakami Crushes 18th Home Run of the Season

May 22nd

Munetaka Murakami Powers White Sox with Bases-Clearing Hit in 8-Run ...

May 17th

Munetaka Murakami Hits 16th Home Run, First in Crosstown Classic

May 16th

Nico Hoerner Makes Spectacular Defensive Gem to Rob Munetaka Murakami

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