USA TODAY analyzed home run data for Japanese-born players to uncover the single seasons with the most homers hit by such players. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementMunetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox has hit 26 home runs in his first MLB season so far. A 40-home run year would rank as the fifth-highest single-season total by a Japanese-born MLB player, behind four Ohtani seasons. Should Murakami, Okamoto and Ohtani all hit 30-plus home runs, it'll be the first season that three Japanese-born players have hit 30 or more home runs in a single MLB season. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Murakami, Ohtani, Okamoto could make Japanese MLB home run history