MLB free agency news: NPB MVP Munetaka Murakami signs deal, clears path to U.S. in 2025

Japanese star infielder Munetaka Murakami signs three-year deal with Yakult Swallows, per Jon Morosi. The Nippon Professional Baseball product seems destined for a career in the U.S., and his contract has a stipulation that he will be posted as a free agent after the 2025 season. Murakami is only 22 years old but has still taken NPB by storm and has won back-to-back MVP awards.

  
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