MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Munetaka Murakami was a late arrival for his first spring training game with the Chicago White Sox. Once he got to the ballpark, everything went pretty smoothly. Murakami had two hits and two RBIs in his Cactus League debut on Friday.

Bad traffic nearly delayed Munetaka Murakami’s spring debut with the Chicago White Sox. “Oh, my God, crash,” Murakami said in English of an incident leading to the

The team also is relying on four second-year players to build on relative success last season — shortstop Colson Montgomery, second baseman Chase Meidroth and catchers Kyle Teel and Edgar Quero. They’ll face challenges, however, adjusting to major league pitchers who now have a cache of their tape at the highest level.

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Outfielder Braden Montgomery, ranked the No. 36 prospect by MLB.com, is working his way through the Chicago White Sox minor-league system.

Due to a crash on the highway between the White Sox' facility in Glendale and the Cubs stadium in Mesa, Murakami and numerous other White Sox players and coaches arrived just minutes before Friday's game.

FanGraph's latest Top 100 list features a handful of White Sox players, but one fan-favorite ranks far lower than anyone expected.

White Sox team bonding moved to the golf course on Monday, with 32 players gathering for a friendly competition at the nearby Wigwam Resort. The team of Andrew Benintendi, Ryan Borucki, Sean Burke and Drew Thorpe claimed victory with a final score of 7-under par.