Munetaka Murakami and Colson Montgomery are rewriting the record books, powering an unprecedented home run streak that no pair of teammates in MLB history has ever matched.
On the surface, Wednesday night’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks was nothing more than an 11–7 loss for the Chicago White Sox.
In reality, it was a historic night that featured some of the most unbelievable moments in recent White Sox memory.
Miguel Vargas, Colson Montgomery, and Munetaka Murakami all hit home runs for Chicago. That trio has been on an unbelievable surge lately, including back-to-back-to-back homers on Tuesday.
Wednesday marked the third straight game with a home run for Vargas, the fourth straight for Montgomery, and the fifth straight for Murakami.
Five consecutive games with a home run ties the White Sox franchise record, and Murakami now has a chance to break it on Thursday afternoon. The surge also brings him to 10 home runs on the season, just one shy of the MLB lead currently held by Yordan Alvarez.
Those 10 home runs also tie Murakami with Jose Abreu (2014) and Aaron Judge (2017) for the most by a rookie before the start of May. With seven games still remaining before that cutoff, Murakami has a real opportunity to claim the all-time MLB mark for himself.
And yet, with all of this history being made, the most impressive stat for the White Sox might be what Murakami and Montgomery are doing together.
On Wednesday night, they became the first pair of teammates in MLB history to each hit a home run in four consecutive team games. It’s an unprecedented display of power—something baseball simply hasn’t seen before. That’s what the White Sox currently have on their hands. That’s real.
The White Sox may lose a lot of games this year, but the bigger picture has always been about the development of their young core. And it’s hard to be anything but encouraged when you look at what Murakami, Montgomery, and Vargas are doing right now.
Over the last five games alone, that trio has combined for 24 hits, 12 home runs, and 23 RBIs. Nobody is maintaining that pace over a full season, but if all three keep producing, the White Sox could be building toward an incredibly exciting infield with All-Stars all over the place.
Those three players have already combined for 22 home runs this season, which matches or exceeds the total output of 10 MLB teams. That includes playoff clubs from last year like the Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres, and the defending AL champion Toronto Blue Jays.
Wednesday night in Arizona was historic. And if Murakami, Montgomery, or Vargas keep swinging like this, it won’t be the last time the White Sox find themselves chasing—and making—MLB history.