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Nearly half of Munetaka Murakami's hits have been homers. It takes a lot to sustain that

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Nearly half of Munetaka Murakami's hits have been homers. It takes a lot to sustain that

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ABC NewsMay 4
Nearly half of Munetaka Murakami's hits have been homers. It takes a lot to sustain that
After three straight 100-loss seasons — including a record 121 defeats in 2024 — the Chicago White Sox needed a little excitement.Munetaka Murakami has certainly provided that.The 26-year-old infielder from Japan is tied with Aaron Judge for the major league lead with 13 home runs. That accounts for nearly half of Murakami's hits so far this season. He has 14 singles and no doubles or triples.This type of all-or-nothing production would be quite rare if it continues for an entire season. So far, 48.1% of Murakami's hits have been homers. The single-season record — among players who qualified for the batting title — is 46.8% by Barry Bonds. He did it during his famous 2001 season, when he slugged a record 73 home runs and had 156 hits.Next in line are two of Mark McGwire's best years. He had 70 homers on 152 hits (46.1%) in 1998, and 65 homers on 145 hits (44.8%) in 1999. Only nine players have homered on at least 40% of their hits, but not all of them needed stratospheric home run totals to do it. Joey Gallo hit 41 home runs on 94 hits (43.6%) in 2017, finishing with a .209 average. That might

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Nearly half of Munetaka Murakami's hits have been homers. It takes a lot to sustain that

After three straight 100-loss seasons - including a record 121 defeats in 2024 - the Chicago White Sox needed a little excitement. Munetaka Murakami has certainly provided that. The 26-year-old infielder from Japan is tied with Aaron Judge for the major league lead with 13 home runs. That accounts for nearly half of Murakami’s hits so far this season. He has 14 singles and no doubles or triples. This type of all-or-nothing production would be quite rare if it continues for an entire season. So far, 48.1% of Murakami’s hits have been homers. The single-season record - among players who qualified for the batting title - is 46.8% by Barry Bonds. He did it during his famous 2001 season, when he slugged a record 73 home runs and had 156 hits. Next in line are two of Mark McGwire’s best years. He had 70 homers on 152 hits (46.1%) in 1998, and 65 homers on 145 hits (44.8%) in 1999. Only nine players have homered on at least 40% of their hits, but not all of them needed stratospheric home run totals to do it. Joey Gallo hit 41 home runs on 94 hits (43.6%) in 2017, finishing with a

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