Masanori Murakami
Masanori "Mashi" Murakami (村上 雅則, ''Murakami Masanori'', born May 6, 1944) is a Japanese former professional baseball player. He is notable for being the first Japanese player to play for a Major League Baseball team. Sent over to the United States by the Nankai Hawks, Murakami saw success as a reliever for the San Francisco Giants, debuting at the age of 20 in . In , he struck out over one batter per inning pitched, posted an ERA under 4 and earned eight saves. Following this season, however, Murakami headed back to his original Japanese club due to contractual obligations, where his success continued for another 17 years.
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3by Tatsuya Abe, Masao Kunimoto, Yoshikazu Hachiro, Kei Ohara, Mitsuhiro Inagaki, Houhei Hishiyama, Masanori MurakamiGet full text
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5by Claudia Siebert, Denis Ciato, Denis Ciato, Masanori Murakami, Ludwig Frei-Stuber, Luis Gustavo Perez-Rivas, José Luis Monteserin-Garcia, Svenja Nölting, Julian Maurer, Annette Feuchtinger, Axel K. Walch, Harm R. Haak, Harm R. Haak, Harm R. Haak, Jérôme Bertherat, Massimo Mannelli, Martin Fassnacht, Esther Korpershoek, Martin Reincke, Günter K. Stalla, Günter K. Stalla, Constanze Hantel, Constanze Hantel, Felix Beuschlein, Felix BeuschleinGet full text
Published 2019-07-01
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