The Tokyo Yakult Swallows will official post slugging third baseman Munetaka Murakami for MLB teams on Friday, reports ESPN . His 45-day negotiating window opens at 8 a.m. ET on Saturday and will close at 5 p.m. ET on Monday, Dec. 22. Murakami can sign at any time between those two dates. Ranking top 50 MLB free agents for 2026: Kyle Tucker, Alex Bregman at top, plus landing spots for every player R.J. Anderson

Because he is 25, Murakami is free to sign a contract of any size this offseason, similar to Yoshinobu Yamamoto two years ago. He is not subject to the international bonus pools like Roki Sasaki last offseason. We ranked Murakami as the seventh-best free agent available this winter . Here's the write-up:

Murakami launched his name into orbit back in 2022, when he

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