Baseball fans eagerly await the potential arrival of Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami to Major League Baseball, with the Mets among the teams interested. Murakami, a 25-year-old third baseman and first baseman, set a new NPB single-season home run record with 56 blasts in 2022. He boasts elite bat speed and a career on-base percentage of .394, but his swing-and-miss tendencies and struggles against high-velocity pitching raise concerns. A potential contract could be in the range of 6-7 years and $100 million or more, making him a formidable offensive addition to the Mets lineup.
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