White Sox star slugger Munetaka Murakami leaves game with hamstring injury

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/murakami-munetaka/Um3qc5aF/"]Murakami[/a], 26, grabbed his leg after beating out a double play at first base during the bottom of the third inning. [/p][embed guid="390f55c1-5b54-428b-91e0-ede7e69f32cc" url="https://x.com/UnderdogMLB/status/2060519234401120368?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"He'll be evaluated, and we'll see what he's got[/b]," said [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chicago-white-sox/SW9D1eZo/"]White Sox[/a] manager Will Venable. [/p][p]The Southside Samurai has played in all 56 games this season for the White Sox heading into this season. He's just two games removed after beating out superstar [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ohtani-shohei/QoeWGRko/"]Shohei Ohtani[/a] for the fastest to 20 home runs by a Japanese player. [/p][p]Murakami achieved the feat in 55 games, while Ohtani took 101 games.[/p][p]The rookie's 20 homers this season are tied for the second-most in the majors alongside [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alvarez-yordan/dINBHBc3/"]Yordan Alvarez[/a], as both sit behind [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/schwarber-kyle/jPbF6sQD/"]Kyle Schwarber[/a] (21), the reigning National League home run king. Meanwhile, his 41 RBI are the second-most in the AL (seventh in MLB).[/p][embed guid="225f6ac8-024e-415f-986d-730c62a2ec31" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSibcU19kQE&pp=ygULbXVyYWthbWkgMjA%3D" social-type="youtube" /][p]The White Sox are currently 29-27 this season, sitting in second place in the American League Central division behind the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cleveland-guardians/4K05MrFG/"]Cleveland Guardians[/a] (34-25). [/p][p]Murakami has been the clear-cut frontrunner for this year's American League Rookie of the Year Award after signing a two-year, $34 million deal with the White Sox this past offseason. [/p]