The New York Yankees might not have a particularly busy offseason, but that doesn’t mean the Bronx Bombers are standing pat. MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand reported last week that the Bronx Bombers are expected to pursue Japanese corner infielder and impending international free agent Munetaka Murakami.
Murakami will be 26 years old on Opening Day and has spent his entire professional career with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He is a .273 lifetime hitter with 265 home runs and 722 RBI in eight years. Murakimi’s career season was his age-22 campaign in 2022, when he hit a career-high .