Squint and you might confuse a signing in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball ... of his career came after a trade to the New York Yankees. From 2018-21, Voit batted .271/.

But the Yankees were clearly positioning themselves to add another big bat from Japan. How they balance Murakami’s power potential with defensive concerns and existing roster pieces will be key.

The Yankees have long been considered a strong contender to sign Murakami once he heads to the states. After all, they had immeasurable success with a pair of Japanese stars in outfielder ...

With third base standing out as a conspicuous gap for the New York Yankees, perhaps they could tap into the international market in the offseason and land a Japanese superstar at the position.

The New York Yankees could be in the international market ... Jim Bowden of The Athletic connected them as a potential landing spot for Japanese star Munetaka Murakami of the Tokyo Yakult ...

Despite pursuing the two biggest Japanese superstars to come over to MLB in the past two years (Yoshinobu Yamamoto last offseason and Roki Sasaki this offseason), the New York Yankees came up ...

If he is, expect the Yankees to make a run at him. Murakami holds the NPB single-season home run record for a Japanese-born player, having hit 56 in 2022. He has a career slugging percentage of ...

New York Yankees pitcher Max Fried finds himself in elite company after a uniquely dominant start to the season. In his 11 starts, Fried has managed a 1.29 ERA, and now holds the longest starting ...