We are still three years out from Munetaka Murakami moving to our shores permanently. And potentially taking up residence in the Bronx.
But in the meantime, the two-time Central League MVP will do stuff like this — a two-run, walk-off double to lift Japan to a 6-5 win over Mexico and a date with Team USA in Tuesday’s World Baseball Classic final in Miami.
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Munetaka, 22, is a slugging third baseman for the Yakult Swallows.