Munetaka Murakami

Munetaka Murakami
Munetaka Murakami
	Murakami with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Tokyo Yakult Swallows – No. 55
	Third baseman
	Born: February 2, 2000 (age 24); Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
	Bats: Left Throws: Right
NPB debut
	September 16, 2018, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Career statistics ; (through April 28, 2024)
Batting average	.276
Hits	693
Home runs	195
Runs batted in	521
Stolen bases	47
Teams
	Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2018–present);
Career highlights and awards
	2× Central League MVP (2021, 2022); Japanese Triple Crown (2022); 4× NPB All-Star (2019, 2021, 2022, 2024); 2019 Central League Rookie of the Year; Japan Series champion (2021); 2× Central League Home Run Leader (2021, 2022); Interleague play MVP (2022); Hochi Professional Sports Award (2019); 3× Best Nine Award (2020, 2021, 2022);
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing Japan
Summer Olympics
World Baseball Classic

Munetaka Murakami (村上宗隆, Murakami Munetaka, born February 2, 2000) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).^[2]