The New York Yankees could definitely use a young slugger with a strong track record and untapped potential. Such an option might not be available this off-season, but next winter, a top Japanese first baseman should enter MLB through the posting system: it’s the soon-to-be 25-year-old first baseman Munetaka Murakami.

The New York Yankees have tried to land several top international baseball players in recent years, striking out on the

Murakami, who will turn 25 next month, hit 56 homers in 2022, breaking Sadaharu Oh’s 1964 record. He has 224 homers and has slashed .272/.395/.543 over seven seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball. He hit a walk-off two-run double in the semifinal against Mexico and a home run against Team USA in the final at the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

2:56pm: The Mets have also been informed that they are out of the running, per Joel Sherman of The New York Post ... Sasaki’s Nippon Professional Baseball club, will also be owed a posting ...

Slugging corner infielder Munetaka Murakami plans to make the jump from Japan to Major League Baseball in 2026, he announced in December, via Yahoo Japan. The 2025 season will be his last in Japan, as long as his team, the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, complies, prompting what will be a mad frenzy to sign him when (or if) he is posted next offseason.

The Yankees, who were informed Roki Sasaki won't sign with the club, according to the YES Network in a story confirmed by multiple outlets on Monday, join a list of clubs, including the Rangers, Mets and Giants,

A report from Michael Kay of the YES Network surfaced where he mentioned that the Yankees were building their offseason around Munetaka Murakami, a

The New York Yankees have added to their roster admirably this offseason ever since Juan Soto’s departure, but even they may be hitting their ceiling. Jack Curry of YES Network reported on Monday that the Yankees have been told that Japanese pitching sensation Roki Sasaki won’t be signing with them.