The New York Yankees could definitely use a young slugger with a strong track record and untapped potential. Such an option might not be available this off-season, but next winter, a top Japanese first baseman should enter MLB through the posting system: it’s the soon-to-be 25-year-old first baseman Munetaka Murakami.

Ogasawara, 27, pitched in part of nine seasons for the Chunichi Dragons of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball ... to how his stuff will play in his new environment. He throws a fastball ...

Murakami, who will turn 25 next month, hit 56 homers in 2022, breaking Sadaharu Oh’s 1964 record. He has 224 homers and has slashed .272/.395/.543 over seven seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball. He hit a walk-off two-run double in the semifinal against Mexico and a home run against Team USA in the final at the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

While he may be an unfamiliar name to baseball fans, Japanese star Munetaka Murakami is likely on the minds of

Five former MLB players with the Yankees and/or Mets are expected to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

2018-19), the New York Yankees (2012-14) and Miami (2015-17). He's perhaps the best contact hitter ever, with 1,278 hits in Nippon Professional Baseball and 3,089 in MLB, including a season-record ...

CC Sabathia is expected to be part of the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025, with the results of this year’s vote scheduled to be announced Tuesday evening.

The three BBWAA honorees will go in this summer along with Dave Parker and Dick Allen, voted in last month by the classic era committee.