Former Sox closer Shingo Takatsu is bullish on Munetaka Murakami

Former Sox closer Shingo Takatsu is bullish on Munetaka Murakami

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Perhaps no one with a White Sox connection knows slugger Munetaka Murakami better than Shingo Takatsu.Takatsu, a sidearm closer who earned 27 saves with the Sox in 2004-05, was Murakami’s manager in Japan for the last six seasons and was one of more than a dozen Japanese media members to watch his workout Sunday.‘‘I’ve only seen him one day,’’ said Takatsu, who now works for Fuji TV. ‘‘But he has the ability to adapt and blend …