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  "path": "/sports-media/2026/04/02/white-sox-john-schriffen-nickname-munetaka-murakami-gordon-beckham-chicago-sports-network",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-02T21:54:58.700Z",
  "site": "https://chicago.suntimes.com",
  "textContent": "<p>For a guy beginning the final year of his contract, White Sox TV voice John Schriffen isn't helping his cause to stick around. </p><p>The third-year play-by-play man sent shockwaves through the Sox' offices this week after he bestowed a potentially racist nickname on Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami during the game Tuesday in Miami, the Sun-Times has learned. The Sox didn’t immediately provide a comment.</p><p>In the third inning, Schriffen teased a nickname for Murakami during his second at-bat.</p><p>\"A lot of fans are coming up with potential names for Munetaka Murakami,\" Schriffen began on the Chicago Sports Network broadcast. \"I floated a few by him, and if he does something good, something big here tonight, [I] might just break it out. He has agreed to one of them that I think is going to be a real hit with a lot of people.\"</p><p>Murakami connected on the next pitch.</p><p>\"That one is crushed into center field,\" Schriffen said. \"Here comes [Edgar] Quero, he will score easily. An RBI single for the 'South Side Samurai.' \"</p><p>Schriffen emphasized those last three words, of which analyst Gordon Beckham seemed to approve, following excitedly with, \"Whoa! Oh, baby!\"</p><p>Sox officials weren't as excited about the possibility of offending viewers. Fans shouldn't expect to hear the nickname again.<br></p>",
  "title": "White Sox TV voice John Schriffen's nickname for Munetaka Murakami rankles team officials",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-02T22:33:30.334Z"
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