Baseball Star Munetaka Murakami Shows Better Form With New Team
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Munetaka Murakami is a baseball player from Japan. He now plays for a team called the White Sox.
His manager is happy with his play. The manager said Murakami hits the ball on a good trajectory.
The manager also said Murakami is a good person. He likes his character.
Before a game, Murakami talked with Tomoyuki Sugano. Sugano is another Japanese baseball player.
Murakami and Sugano were teammates in March. They played together in the WBC.
The WBC is a big baseball tournament. Teams from many countries play in it.
The day before, Murakami and Sugano played against each other. It was their first time as opponents in Major League Baseball.
Murakami hit two home runs in that game. He played better than Sugano that day.
Now Murakami and Sugano are on different teams. But they are still friends.
Murakami is playing well for his new team. His manager is happy with his progress.
Vocabulary7 words
- manager
- the person who leads a sports team
- trajectory
- the path something takes when it moves
- character
- the kind of person someone is
- teammates
- people who play on the same team
- tournament
- a big competition with many games
- opponents
- people you play against
- home runs
- a hit in baseball that scores a point right away
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Answer key
1. It has a good trajectory 2. Tomoyuki Sugano 3. True
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Munetaka Murakami is a baseball player from Japan. He now plays for a team called the _____.
His _____ is happy with his play. The manager said Murakami hits the ball on a good _____.
The manager also said Murakami is a good _____. He likes his character.
Before a game, Murakami talked with _____. Sugano is another Japanese baseball player.
Murakami and Sugano were _____ in March. They played together in the WBC.
The day before, Murakami and Sugano played against each other. It was their first time as _____ in Major League Baseball.
Murakami hit two _____ in that game. He played better than Sugano that day.
Now Murakami and Sugano are on different teams. But they are still _____.
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