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Japan’s 1st Major Leaguer recalls playing with MLB legends

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Published August 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Thirty-seven years before Ichiro, there was Masanori Murakami -- the first Japanese player in Major League Baseball history, who played alongside Willie Mays, struck out Hank Aaron and … bunted for a hit against Sandy Koufax? Yes, Murakami, a left-handed pitcher who played two seasons for the Giants in 1964

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