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Munetaka Murakami hits record 56th home run in Japan
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Team Japan Comes Back to Best Mexico in the Game of a Lifetime
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Baseball: Swallows slugger Munetaka Murakami swinging for home run history
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Japan wins 2023 World Baseball Classic, Ohtani named MVP
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2023 World Baseball Classic Day 10: Ohtani sends Japan to the semis - Pinstripe Alley
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22-year-old slugger breaks home run record for Japanese-born player in last regular-season game - CBS News
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Japanese star Munetaka Murakami tops Sadaharu Oh's home run mark
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Japan defeats United States to win World Baseball Classic - Newsday
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Munetaka Murakami's assault on baseball record book taking Japan by storm
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JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Munetaka Murakami Bounces Back After a Woeful Start to the Season
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Japan's Murakami launches ball into second deck in WBC final vs. USA