Can Munetaka Murakami, White Sox's young core sustain power surge, create MLB believers?

The Chicago White Sox are starting to prove the doubters wrong.

The long-suffering franchise -- finally -- is providing a competitive spark to the South Side. On Sunday, Edgar Quero's walk-off home run highlighted the emergence of a young core continuing to prove it can compete among the MLB's elite. 

The White Sox, who open a three-game series against the host Seattle Mariners on Monday night, became the first lineup to list three 10-home run hitters, paced by a focused Munetaka Murakami, who had 17 homers in 162 at-bats.

The emerging international star collected his first multi-homer game during Saturday's win over the Cubs, who yielded 10 round-trippers during the three-game Windy City series.

Shortstop Colson Montgomery, who had 13 homers, and Miguel Vargas (11) also supply renewed pop to an offense that finished 23rd in home runs last season.

The White Sox (24-22) rallied Sunday with two 10th-inning runs, securing a 9-8 win, improving to two games above .500 for the first time since Sept. 22, 2022. 

Doubters are starting to believe.

White Sox power past Windy City rival Cubs 

After blasting 10 home runs in their series win over the Cubs this weekend, the White Sox entered Monday with 66 homers, tied for second-most in the league with the Atlanta Braves. The New York Yankees paced the league with 68.

The White Sox are powering their way toward MLB significance.

In 2024, they started 21-61.

In '25, they were 23-52.

This season, they entered Sunday with one of the league's trendiest offenses. Their 30-day run outmuscled the other 29 squads:

They ranked first in ...

• Home runs (48)
• RBI (140)
• On-base percentage (.350)
• Slugging (.473)
• OPS (.823)

They ranked second in ...

• Batting average (.261)

Boosted by Murakami's power, the second-place White Sox are generating competitive belief throughout the South Side.