日本からオークランド・アスレチックスに入団した二刀流の有望株、森井翔太郎が、今週ストックトン・ポーツでフルシーズンデビューを飾る。19歳の森井は、打者と投手としての出場に加え、二塁手としてもプレーする予定だ。
森井は2025年1月に18歳で契約金150万ドル強で同球団に入団した。ルーキーリーグのアリゾナ・コンプレックスリーグでは、ハムストリングの軽度の負傷による一時的な離脱期間を経て今季復帰したものの、これまでは打者としての出場にとどまっていた。
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The Pittsburgh Pirates announced Thursday they are promoting 19-year-old shortstop Konnor Griffin, MLB's No. 1 overall prospect, for his major league debut in Friday's home opener against the Baltimore Orioles at PNC Park. Griffin, the No. 9 pick in the 2024 draft, slashed .333/.415/.527 with 21 home runs and 65 stolen bases across three minor league levels last season. The move addresses early struggles at shortstop for the 3-3 Pirates.
Munetaka Murakami, who joined the Chicago White Sox this season, overcame a traffic delay to record two hits and two RBIs in his Cactus League debut. The White Sox defeated the Cubs 8-1. The 26-year-old Japanese slugger is beginning to adapt to Major League Baseball.
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Munetaka Murakami launched his first major league home run in the ninth inning of the Chicago White Sox's Opening Day game, securing a hit and dodging a promised haircut from teammate Shohei Ohtani. Despite the White Sox loss, the Japanese slugger made an immediate impact after signing a two-year, $34 million contract. Ohtani watched closely, tracking whether Murakami would go hitless.
Nineteen-year-old prospect Konnor Griffin made his Major League Baseball debut Friday in the Pittsburgh Pirates' home opener against the Baltimore Orioles at PNC Park. Batting seventh and starting at shortstop, Griffin delivered an RBI double in his first at-bat to spark a four-run second inning in Pittsburgh's 5-4 victory before a sellout crowd of 38,986. The ninth overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft finished 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored.