PHILADELPHIA - Despite striking out in his only at-bat, Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami said he "couldn't be happier" about his first appearance in Major League Baseball's All-Star Game on Tuesday.
Murakami led off the ninth for the American League and struck out swinging at a 1-2 fastball from San Diego Padres right-hander Mason Miller, who threw four pitches exceeding 100 miles per hour (161 kilometers per hour) at Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park.
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