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White Sox first baseman Murakami begins rehab assignment at Triple-A Charlotte
White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami will start a rehab stint at Triple-A Charlotte on Monday after a Grade 2 right hamstring strain. The 26-year-old leads the team with 20 home runs this season and could return before the All-Star break.
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White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami will begin a rehab assignment Monday at Triple-A Charlotte; manager Will Venable said a return before the All-Star break is possible. Murakami suffered a Grade 2 right hamstring strain on May 29 while trying to beat out a double play grounder against Detroit.
At the time of the injury he led the AL in runs scored and was tied for the league lead in home runs. He has traveled with the team during his recovery. Following Sunday’s 7-6 win over the Guardians, manager Will Venable said Murakami would leave to play with the Knights.
“There’s a possibility that he plays for us before the break, for sure,” Venable said. 240 with 20 home runs, 43 runs and 41 RBIs in his first season with the White Sox. The team signed him to a two-year, $34 million contract in December.
Chicago went 17-15 without him and moved back into first place in the AL Central by one game after splitting its four-game series with Cleveland. “I’m just really happy that I am able to get back to playing baseball,” Murakami said through an interpreter on Sunday. Venable added after the weather-delayed finale that the team needs Murakami’s presence in the lineup.
