Munetaka Murakami has reached the magic number.
The only thing in front of him now is history.
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows’ dynamic 22-year-old slugger continued his assault on the single-season home run record on Tuesday night, adding two more to reach 55 for the season during a 9-7 loss against the Yomiuri Giants at Jingu Stadium.
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