Roki Sasaki is here. Munetaka Murakami could be next. From Shohei Ohtani to Yoshinobu Yamamoto to Sasaki, there's been a wave of young Japanese superstars coming to MLB from Nippon Professional Baseball over the last few seasons.

This off-season we have seen two of the biggest Japanese stars make their mark in Major League Baseball—Kodai Senga and Masataka Yoshida. The post Who Is Munetaka Murakami? When Will He Be Joining the MLB?

Elvin Rodríguez has signed a one-year deal with the Milwaukee Brewers with a club option for 2026 after pitching in Japan last season. The 26-year-old right-hander went 1-1 with a 1.80 ERA and one save in 32 games with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in the Central League of Nippon Professional Baseball last season.

The 26-year-old right-hander went 1-1 with a 1.80 ERA and one save in 32 games with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in the Central League of Nippon Professional Baseball last season. He appeared in one game with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2023 and pitched seven games ...

Elvin Rodriguez has signed a one-year deal with the Milwaukee Brewers with a club option for 2026 after pitching in Japan last season

The 26-year-old right-hander went 1-1 with a 1.80 ERA and one save in 32 games with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in the Central League of Nippon Professional Baseball last season. He appeared in one ...

Another Japanese-born superstar hints at a future with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Hiroto Takahashi was spotted practicing in Dodgers gear.

Training right around the corner, the Texas Rangers seem to be done making substantial moves at this point of the offseason. They addressed their we

The former Cy Young winner begins a new chapter in the Nippon Professional Baseball league after a standout season in Mexico

Bauer, who last played in MLB with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2021, pitched for the Bay Stars in 2023, when he recorded an 11-4 record and 2.59 ERA in 24 starts. Last year, he played for Diablos Rojos del Mexico in the Mexican League, where he went 10-0 with a 2.48 ERA.

FanSided's Noah Wright believes one option for the Mets to fill Alonso's vacant first base position is 24-year-old Japanese star Munetaka Murakami, who was a member of Team Japan's 2023 World Baseball Classic championship squad that took down Alonso and Team USA.

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