The Rookie of the Year Award (Jackie Robinson Award) has been bestowed to the most outstanding neophyte Major League Baseball players every year since Robinson courageously broke the color barrier in 1947. From 1947-48, it was given to the Majors’ best overall rookie, but has been given to one player per league since 1949. On […]
When Munetaka Murakami decided to make the jump into MLB this offseason, his arrival was met with great speculation. Now, just a month into the 2026 season, Murakami is destroying the ball, leading not only the Chicago White Sox but all of MLB in home runs. Any team could have had the Japanese superstar, but […]
Japanese slugger and coveted free agent Munetaka Murakami was posted by the Nippon Professional Baseball league early Friday morning. The window, open from Nov. 8 to Dec. 22, allows teams a 45-day period to negotiate and sign with the Japanese league MVP. Several teams, most of them big-market names and World Series contenders, will aim […]
