Story byJoshua DiemertMon, December 22, 2025 at 5:00 AM UTC·2 min readMLB. com | Mark Feinsand: By now you’ve likely heard that NPB superstar Munetaka Murakami signed a two-year, $34 million deal with the White Sox yesterday. It was somewhat of a surprise both in terms of the deal size and the team, although no real rumors had swirled around Murakami in his entire posting process. I suppose there’s an argument to be made that there’s more upside in Murakami at $17 million than incumbent Yankee third baseman Ryan McMahon at $16 million (Murakami’s third base questions notwithstanding), but with how cold the Japanese slugger’s market was, we may be getting a preview of a player that can’t quite handle MLB. New York Post | Mark Suleymanov: More than a few former Yankees have crossed over to Queens over the past couple seasons, with both Devin Williams and Luke Weaver inking deals with the Mets this winter alone.