With over 40 games remaining in the MLB season, 2026 is shaping up to be one of the best years for **** anese-born hitters — and it's being led by a pair of rookies.
USA TODAY **** yzed home run data for **** anese-born players to uncover the single seasons with the most homers hit by such players.
Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox has hit 26 home runs in his first MLB season so far. That is tied for the ninth-best home run season by a **** anese-born player.
DIG DEEPER: Munetaka Murakami shines with 2 HR, career-high 6 RBI on bobblehead day
Fellow rookie Kazuma Okamoto of Toronto is two home runs back with 24. Both players have hit more homers than any other **** anese-born rookie, eclipsing the 22-homer season Shohei Ohtani had in 2018.
#runs
USA TODAY **** yzed home run data for **** anese-born players to uncover the single seasons with the most homers hit by such players.
Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox has hit 26 home runs in his first MLB season so far. That is tied for the ninth-best home run season by a **** anese-born player.
DIG DEEPER: Munetaka Murakami shines with 2 HR, career-high 6 RBI on bobblehead day
Fellow rookie Kazuma Okamoto of Toronto is two home runs back with 24. Both players have hit more homers than any other **** anese-born rookie, eclipsing the 22-homer season Shohei Ohtani had in 2018.
#runs
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