Murakami on pace to make MLB history

Munetaka Murakami has quickly established himself as one of baseball's most exciting rookies. The Japanese slugger's 14 home runs ties him with Aaron Judge for the MLB lead, while his 18.2% walk rate places him in the 96th percentile among all players. ipl-today.in

Most notably, Murakami is on pace to surpass Joey Gallo's MLB record for 'three true outcomes' percentage. With 13 home runs, 27 walks, and 50 strikeouts in his first 149 plate appearances, Murakami has already reached a 60.4% rate, exceeding Gallo's previous high of 58.8%. The White Sox appear willing to accept the strikeouts as long as Murakami continues hitting home runs.