Munetaka Murakami discusses earthquake in Kumamoto

CHICAGO — Munetaka Murakami’s laser-like focus was on display as usual during his White Sox 3-2 loss to the Yankees on Tuesday night before 33,743 fans at Rate Field, finishing with a double in four at-bats.

But it would be easy to understand how the first baseman from Kumamoto, Japan, could have had his attention greatly diverted with his hometown being hit by a major earthquake earlier in…