Munetaka Murakami, the youngest man to win a batting Triple Crown while mashing a historic number of home runs, has opened eyes and shattered the stereotypical perceptions of how sluggers attack baseballs and put them in the seats.
Not only did the 22-year-old cleanup hitter for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows surpass the best single-season total of the nation’s career home run king, Sadaharu Oh, he did so in unique fashion.
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Source : Baseball – The Japan Times