Munetaka Murakami

Chicago White Sox, 3rd Base
Age: 26y-1m-3d (Feb 02, 2000)
Exp: 0.000 Years
Country: JP
Agent(s): Excel Sports Management
2026 Payroll Salary

$16,500,000

2026 Cash

$17,000,000

2026-2027 Foreign Professional (CURRENT)

Munetaka Murakami signed a 2 year, $34,000,000 contract with the Chicago White Sox, including $1,000,000 signing bonus, $34,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $17,000,000. In 2026, Murakami will earn a base salary of $16,000,000 and a signing bonus of $1,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $16,500,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $34,000,000
Average Salary:
$17,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$1,000,000
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
0
Year Age YOS PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2026 26 - $16,500,000 $17,000,000 6.97% $17,000,000 $17,000,000
2027 27 - $17,500,000 $17,000,000 6.88% $17,000,000 $34,000,000
2028 28 -
UFA
Year Age Service Base Salary Signing Proration Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2026 26 0.000 $16,000,000 $500,000 - - $16,500,000 $17,000,000
2027 27 - $17,000,000 $500,000 - - $17,500,000 $17,000,000
2028 28 --
UFA
Year Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2026 26 $16,000,000 $1,000,000 $17,000,000 $17,000,000 $34,000,000 $17,000,000 $17,000,000
2027 27 $17,000,000 - $17,000,000 $34,000,000 $17,000,000 $17,000,000 $17,000,000
Contract Notes
  • 2027 Salary Escalators:
    Rookie of the Year: $250k
    MVP:
    1st - $1M
    2nd-3rd: $500k
    4th-10th: $250k
  • Free Agency at contract end
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
Seasons

0.000 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$0

Earnings w/ Different Teams

0 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2026 26
0
Active
$17,000,000
2027 27
0
Active
$17,000,000
Total
$34,000,000

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2026
26
$16,000,000
$1,000,000
$17,000,000
2027
27
$17,000,000
$17,000,000
Total
$33,000,000
$1,000,000
$34,000,000
  • Dec 21, 2025 Signed a 2 year $34 million contract with Chicago (CHW)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
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