About the only thing hotter than Munetaka Murakami last month was the sun — and it was close.
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows’ young slugger showed that he is the premier hitter in Japan right now with his stellar play last month — and he may only be getting started.
Murakami was already good — he was the Central League MVP last year, after all — but he is becoming the type of player who forces you to drop everything when he comes to the plate.