Chicago Sun-Times
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White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami's hometown struck by 7.1 magnitude earthquake
White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami’s hometown of Kumamoto, Japan, was hit by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake Tuesday that reportedly has killed at least 13 people and left many missing.
“I was really surprised and devastated by the news,” Murakami said through translate Kenzo Yagi. “The last earthquake I experienced was 10 years back. Obviously, it’s really hard to swallow. I was deeply in shock.”
Murakami said the area was just beginning to recover fully from the earthquake in 2016 that killed at…
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