Yakult Swallows slugger Munetaka Murakami hit his 200th home run in Nippon Professional Baseball on Wednesday, setting a new record as the youngest player to reach the milestone at the age of 24 years and three months, surpassing the previous benchmark set by former Seibu Lions star Kazuhiro Kiyohara.Belting an eighth-inning solo shot over right-center field at Matsuyama Botchan Stadium in Ehime Prefecture, Murakami went deep off Hiroshima Carp reliever Takuya Yasaki as his ninth homer of the year capped Yakult's 2-0 win in the Central League. His 200th arrived seven months faster than Kiyo…READ FULL ARTICLE
