Munetaka Murakami on His Fit With the Sox and Breaking Down the Signing With Chris Getz

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

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4.7 • 620 Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

On a jam-packed episode, Chuck Garfien brings you inside one of the White Sox’s biggest offseason moves. He opens with GM Chris Getz, who takes us behind the scenes of the signing of Murakami, what he brings to the lineup and the fan base, the potential international impact, and why the Sox are confident they can help him adjust to the majors and take his hitting to another level. Then it’s Murakami himself, explaining why he chose the White Sox, the type of hitter he wants to become in Major League Baseball, and offering his own scouting report on fellow Japanese import Anthony Kay, who also joined the Sox this offseason.

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0:22.9	Welcome to the latest edition of the White Sox podcast.
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0:39.0	Okay, I'm here at Rachefield.
0:40.9	Specifically, I'm in the Scouts Lounge at Ratefield
0:43.5	where we have just heard for the first time
0:46.5	from Munataka Murakami,
0:48.8	newest member of the Chicago White Sox.
0:51.6	And here on the podcast, I speak with Mooney.
0:53.9	And I speak with Chris Gets about this massive signing that came out of nowhere for the White Sox.
1:00.0	The Japanese slugger sent a two-year contract with the Sox.
1:03.2	He is one of the most famous players in Japan, a two-time MVP.
1:08.3	Back in 2022, when he was only 22 years old.
1:11.4	He hit a record 56 home runs, an NPB record for most home runs in his season.
1:17.9	He plays first base, he plays third base, but will mainly be a first baseman for the White Sox,
1:21.9	a left-handed hitter, huge power, and he will turn 26 years old in February.
1:29.8	So coming up, I will speak with Mooney about why he chose the White Sox. How many teams were interested in him? What kind of player
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