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Munetaka Murakami

Munetaka Murakami

1B • Chicago White Sox Proj Rank 13 Actual 20 165 ADP • Trade Value
AB AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB FSP
349.221295869.357.507113.18
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Munetaka Murakami | Fantasy Outlook

Munetaka Murakami looks to ignite his power stroke across a favorable six-game slate

Murakami has experienced a dip in contact recently, batting .130 over his last 14 games, though he managed three home runs and drew nine walks in that stretch. The everyday first baseman remains an indispensable middle-of-the-order force for the first-place White Sox (68-62). His raw power is on full display, recently launching his 29th blast of the season.

While recent strikeout rates have dragged down his batting average, Murakami's overall campaign—boasting 29 homers and a strong .360 OBP over 95 games—demonstrates that the power output is genuine. He is easily outpacing our baseline projections of 30 homers on the year. Fantasy managers should expect batting average volatility, but his plate discipline and slugging ability provide a high categorical floor.

Chicago opens the week with three home games against Texas before traveling to Minnesota for three games. While facing Jacob deGrom (3.77 ERA) will be a test, Murakami gets enticing draws against Kumar Rocker (4.55 ERA), Dean Kremer (5.22 ERA), and Zebby Matthews (5.12 ERA). Deploy him with full confidence. Start.

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DATE OPP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG PTS
08/25 TEX 0 0 1 0 0 1 221 2
08/24 TEX 1 0 0 0 0 0 223 -1
08/23 NYM 0 0 0 0 0 1 223 0
08/22 NYM 1 0 0 0 0 0 225 -2
08/21 NYM 0 0 1 0 0 1 225 2
08/20 ATL 0 0 0 0 0 0 227 0
08/19 @CHC 0 0 0 0 0 0 230 1
08/18 @CHC 1 1 1 1 0 1 234 6
08/17 @CHC 0 0 2 0 0 3 233 5
08/16 @DET 1 1 1 2 0 0 235 6
08/15 @DET 1 0 0 0 0 1 235 2
08/14 @DET 1 1 2 1 0 1 235 8
08/13 CIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 234 0
08/12 CIN 0 0 0 0 0 1 235 2
08/11 CIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 237 2
08/09 CLE 1 0 0 1 0 1 237 3
08/08 CLE 1 1 1 1 0 1 237 7
08/07 CLE 1 1 1 1 0 0 236 5
08/06 @BOS 0 0 0 0 0 1 236 -1
08/05 @BOS 0 0 0 0 0 1 241 1
08/04 @BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 244 -1
08/02 @TB 1 0 0 0 0 0 244 1
08/01 @TB 1 0 0 0 0 0 244 -1
07/31 @TB 2 1 2 2 0 0 244 10
07/30 NYY 1 0 0 0 0 1 240 1
07/29 NYY 1 1 3 1 0 1 240 8
07/28 NYY 1 0 0 0 0 0 240 1
07/27 NYY 1 0 1 0 0 2 240 4
07/26 HOU 3 2 3 6 0 0 239 19
07/25 HOU 1 0 0 0 0 0 231 1
07/24 HOU 1 0 1 0 0 1 231 4
07/22 @TEX 0 0 1 0 0 1 230 0
07/21 @TEX 1 0 0 0 0 1 233 3
07/20 @TEX 1 0 2 0 0 2 232 6
07/19 @TOR 0 0 0 0 0 1 231 0
07/18 @TOR 1 0 0 0 0 1 234 3
07/17 @TOR 1 0 1 0 0 1 233 3
07/12 ATH 0 0 1 0 0 1 232 1
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: 77296958172
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YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2026 CHW 97 77 29 69 58 1 72 .221 .357 .507 332
ON PACE 119 94 35 84 71 1 88 .221 .357 .507 407
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Career 97 77 29 69 58 1 72 .221 .357 .507

Murakami Projection

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AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS 1B 2B 3B H AB BB SBN TB FPTS
.151 1.1 1.8 3.7 0.0 .246 .271 .517 2.1 0.6 0.0 3.8 23.7 4.0 0.0 7.6 13.0
AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS 1B 2B 3B H AB BB SBN TB FPTS
.197 .2 .4 .6 0 .331 .449 .780 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.7 3.9 0.7 -0 1.7 3.0
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Chicago White Sox

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Kyle Teel 7% 0%
NAME OWN START
Miguel Vargas 100% 98%
Munetaka Murakami 100% 93%
NAME OWN START
Colson Montgomery 77% 57%
Chase Meidroth 51% 42%
NAME OWN START
Sam Antonacci 48% 38%
Tristan Peters 18% 16%
Braden Montgomery 15% 11%
Brenton Doyle 12% 4%
Andrew Benintendi 6% 2%
Randal Grichuk 3% 2%
NAME OWN START
Sean Burke 96% 78%
Luis Castillo 53% 38%
Anthony Kay 36% 30%
Davis Martin 34% 6%
Hagen Smith 6% 6%
Noah Schultz 6% 3%
Jose Urquidy 4% 3%
Erick Fedde 3% 2%
Drew Thorpe 1% 0%
Shane Smith 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Grant Taylor 51% 47%
Sean Newcomb 9% 9%
Huascar Brazoban 2% 2%
Bryan Hudson 2% 2%
Jordan Hicks 2% 2%

Team Rankings

AVG
.238
22nd
R
631
6th
HR
176
4th
RBI
603
6th
SB
72
20th
OBP
.318
14th
SLG
.409
7th
OPS
.727
10th
W
69
11th
SV
34
16th
ERA
4.16
16th
WHIP
1.31
17th
QS
32
26th
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
White SoxWhite Sox69-63.523-631593
GuardiansGuardians68-66.5072543547
TwinsTwins64-69.4815.5611664
TigersTigers62-71.4667.5592522
RoyalsRoyals59-74.44410.5565654

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Drew Romo5616717247161.144  
Jake Rogers5012116214131.174  
Joey Bart4411213244130.214  
Edgar Quero6518314383191.208  
Kyle Teel19639122140.190  
Reese McGuire112915030.172  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Munetaka Murakami97349697729581.221  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Chase Meidroth1274727312812502.271  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Miguel Vargas13048089119297512.248  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Colson Montgomery1254735910027731.211  
Luisangel Acuña89190214411216.232  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Randal Grichuk91196325511320.281  
Tristan Peters127354519811507.277  
Sam Antonacci1123856710383816.268  
Braden Montgomery6523235545331.233  
Junior Perez223556360.171  
Brenton Doyle6415925342812.214  
Tanner Murray132826130.214  
Rikuu Nishida122937020.241  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Andrew Benintendi116353488613651.244  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Sean Burke26760146.01583.271.11  
Davis Martin24960125.01114.321.33  
Anthony Kay27960132.01084.091.34  
Luis Castillo244100118.01055.191.42  
Erick Fedde28680118.1844.181.39  
Noah Schultz1539065.1596.061.42  
David Sandlin521024.2246.931.38  
José Urquidy822119.0196.631.79  
Tyler Schweitzer1410129.2163.641.35  
Hagen Smith72109.2140.931.14  
Joe Rock401010.1123.482.13  
Osvaldo Bido1120118.2116.271.34  
Shane Smith30208.11110.802.52  
Doug Nikhazy10002.014.501.50  
Tanner McDougal10000.1027.009.00  
Jonathan Cannon10000.000.000.00  
Jedixson Paez30003.0018.002.33  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Grant Taylor5162868.1892.111.05  
Bryan Hudson5744555.0523.271.24  
Sean Newcomb4813472.0672.381.10  
Jordan Hicks4321140.0493.831.53  
Trevor Richards4201164.0583.661.16  
Chris Murphy2930130.0294.201.37  
Tyler Davis2423126.1224.101.22  
Lucas Sims902010.0104.501.60  
Tyler Gilbert40003.2317.183.00  
Jordan Leasure1821018.2186.271.23  
Huascar Brazobán5652062.2543.161.13  
Duncan Davitt20002.014.501.50  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
08-24 TEXL 2-11Jose Urquidy
Kumar Rocker
08-25 TEXW 11-7Anthony Kay
Jacob deGrom
08-26 TEX07:40 EDTSean Burke
MacKenzie Gore
08-28 @MIN08:10 EDTLuis Castillo
Dean Kremer
08-29 @MIN02:10 EDT
Bailey Ober
08-30 @MIN02:10 EDTJose Urquidy
Zebby Matthews

Player Timeline

Aug 23rd

Munetaka Murakami and Sean Evans Featured in All-Star Introduction

Aug 18th

Munetaka Murakami Hits Game-Tying 29th Home Run

Aug 17th

Shota Imanaga Wins First MLB Matchup Against Munetaka Murakami

Aug 16th

Munetaka Murakami Ties Sammy Sosa for 114th on White Sox All-Time Home ...

Aug 15th

MLB Unveils Munetaka Murakami “South Side Samurai” Hype Graphic

Aug 8th

Munetaka Murakami Puts the White Sox on the Scoreboard

Aug 7th

Munetaka Murakami Hits His 25th Home Run

Aug 5th

White Sox Charities Launch Auction to Support Earthquake Recovery in ...

Jul 31st

White Sox Hype Munetaka Murakami With Bold “Don’t Miss” Message

Jul 30th

White Sox Earn Back-to-Back Walk-Off Wins, Leaving Murakami Shocked

Jul 29th

Munetaka Murakami Vows to Help Hometown Recover After Devastating Earthquake ...

Jul 26th

Munetaka Murakami’s First MLB Home Run Immortalized as White Sox Bobblehead ...

Jul 24th

Munetaka Murakami Prepares for His First MLB All-Star Red Carpet Appearance ...

Jul 19th

Munetaka Murakami’s Return Sparks White Sox Surge to 5-1 Record

Jul 18th

Murakami’s Return Sparks White Sox to 4-0 Start

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