Kirk here with more recent successes of Kumamoto’s own Munetaka Murakami: “Murakami, who has a very real chance of becoming the first Triple Crown winner in Japan since Nobuhiko Matsunaka of the then Daiei Hawks in 2004, homered over the center-field wall in his first at-bat of the night in the second inning at Jingu Stadium.”
I didn’t know what “triple crown” meant. Here’s an explanation: “The term ‘Triple Crown’ generally refers to the batting achievement of leading a league in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in (RBI) over the same season.” – Wikipedia
Murakami is also climbing the ladder of all-time records in Japan for home runs in a single season.
