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Homer in 3rd straight game! Murakami continues astonishing start to MLB career

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Scott Merkin


MILWAUKEE – The game of Major League Baseball is coming pretty easy for Munetaka Murakami, at least through three games.

The White Sox first baseman has homered in all three, even getting a little apparent help from the opposition on Sunday. Murakami connected on a 3-2 pitch in the second inning from Brewers rookie starter Brandon Sproat, who had trouble locating the strike zone, and lofted a towering drive to right. The ball appeared to tick off Sal Frelick’s glove on a leaping attempt and clear the fence.

Trevor Story homered in four consecutive regular season games to start his career in 2016. But Murakami and Cleveland’s Chase DeLauter are next on the list with three straight games with a long ball, tied with Kyle Lewis in 2019. Murakami and DeLauter’s streaks are both active.

Murakami's homer gave the White Sox a 5-2 lead at the time. Colson Montgomery also launched his second career grand slam on Sunday and matched his career-high of five RBIs in the second inning.

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Condon clobbers first 2 Triple-A homers. They were rocked, naturally

March 28th, 2026

Michael Avallone

Fair or unfair, the burden of expectations is heavy for first-round Draft picks. Just ask Charlie Condon.

Betrayed by hand and wrist injuries during 2024 and '25 -- as well as inconsistency -- the Rockies' No. 2 prospect (MLB No. 68) endured an uneven first full pro campaign last year. But the Atlanta native showed glimpses of the player Colorado envisioned him to be coming out of Georgia as the third overall selection.

On Saturday, Condon provided even more evidence ... emphatically.

The 22-year-old hammered his first two Triple-A roundtrippers and drove in a career-high five runs during Albuquerque's 13-6 loss to Oklahoma City at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. It was Condon's second mulithomer game as a pro -- the first coming last Aug. 21 with Double-A Hartford.

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Condon tallied his first Triple-A knock in his third plate appearance on Opening Night, and he wasted no time getting things rolling in game No. 2. The 6-foot-5 slugger kicked off the scoring with a three-run homer in the opening frame, a 112.6 mph rocket he tucked inside the left-field foul pole.

Condon struck again in his next at-bat in the third inning, launching another no-doubter that cleared the pavilion beyond the left-field fence that scored a pair and helped him eclipse his previous best of four RBIs, done twice in 2025.

Although there would be no more fireworks from Condon in the game, he did walk twice, a step in the right direction after posting an overall 12 percent rate last year (which dipped to 10.5 upon his promotion to Double-A Hartford).

To say Condon had a subpar campaign in 2025 would be harsh, but the 2024 Golden Spikes Award winner struggled after getting off to a hot start for High-A Spokane, batting just .209 in his first month at Double-A. However, he seemed to find himself as the season wound down, slashing .289/.409/.589 with six of his 14 homers coming in August.

He carried that over to a blistering Arizona Fall League campaign where he posted an .873 OPS in 98 plate appearances. That success continued into the spring where Condon slashed .385/.457/.718 with seven extra-base hits, three jacks and nine RBIs in 20 Cactus League games, solidifying his assignment to Triple-A and putting him within a phone call of the bigs.

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CLEVELAND GUARDIANS

Former Cleveland pitcher Trevor Bauer back in the USA to revive career

George M. Thomas
Akron Beacon Journal
April 2, 2026, 4:20 p.m. ET

Former Cleveland baseball pitcher Trevor Bauer is back playing in the United States, according to an ESPN report.

Bauer will join the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League and will pitch in the team’s opening night game April 21.

Bauer, who pitched for Cleveland from 2013 to part of the 2019 season before being shipped to Cincinnati, won the National League Cy Young Award with the Reds in 2020 before leaving for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Trevor Bauer signed record deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers

Bauer signed with the Dodgers in free agency for the 2021 season for a then-record $102 million with huge salaries of $40 and $45 million coming in 2021 and 2022, respectively. He pitched his last game with the team in 2021.

What happened to Trevor Bauer’s MLB career?

Bauer never made it to the second year of the contract after he was hit with allegations of sexual assault and abuse by multiple women which included accusations that he choked and punched them without their permission. The allegations and subsequent investigation eventually led to a 324-game suspension which was eventually reduced to 194 games. The Dodgers released him in 2023.

Where did Trevor Bauer pitch in after the Dodgers released him?

Bauer found a home overseas in the Nippon Baseball League Yokohama DeNA BayStars where he earned a record of 11-4, 2.59 ERA in 24 starts. He pitched for Dios Rojo del Mexico in 2024 where he was the Mexican Baseball League pitcher of the year.

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