Feel good, play good? Introducing the White Sox new secret weapon ...

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- A quick internet search for the question, "What is a bidet?" leads to the following description: “A bathroom fixture or toilet attachment designed for personal hygiene that uses a targeted, gentle stream of water to clean … ”

Well, everyone gets the point. But that definition is incomplete.

A second line should now exist that states: “A potential secret weapon for the 2026 White Sox; a galvanizing force maybe contributing to a few extra wins for a developing young team.”

“Hey, if guys are out there feeling good, you never know,” said a smiling White Sox manager Will Venable.

“Who knows?” added Chicago starter Davis Martin on the power of the bidet. “You gotta be comfortable.”

The entire bidet connection for the White Sox began when general manager Chris Getz told MLB.com of Munetaka Murakami’s request for one to be added to the Rate Field home clubhouse after joining the team via a two-year, $34 million free-agent deal. Another basic internet search shows bidets being found in 80% of homes, offices, hotels and public bathrooms in Japan, although they are not nearly as prevalent in the United States.

Murakami told the media Saturday how he initially stressed the excellence of bidets to Getz, adding its presence is good for the environment as well.

“Everybody uses too much toilet paper,” said a smiling Murakami through interpreter Kenzo Yagi.

His comments went more in-depth during an ensuing meeting with Japanese media. In fact, those comments immediately move into the quote of the year category -- and it’s only mid-February.

“Did the toilet situation actually come up during negotiations?” Murakami was asked by a reporter.

“Yeah, it did,” Murakami replied. “I mean, I use the bathroom a lot. I don’t want to deal with a stomachache and not feel like playing, so I’d rather get that taken care of and feel good. In Japan, I used one all the time, so I figured it’d be better to have the washlet function here, too. I told my agent that was something I wanted.”

News of the bidet drew immediate excitement from Murakami’s White Sox teammates, primarily on social media. It also drew at least one question from Martin.

“We are trying to figure out how many we got,” said Martin with a laugh. “Is it just one? Is it his singular bidet? Or do we have five of them? Or four of them?

“If we are on [Murakami’s] bidet, do we have to get off because he needs to go? We’ll figure out the order of operations down the road. It’s going to be fun.”

Here’s the response for Martin, per the team: There will be multiple bidets. There has even been some interest from outside the organization to reconfigure that particular clubhouse area since the bidet news broke.

Again, it’s a small, environmentally safe way to make Murakami’s transition from Japan to the United States a little more comfortable.

“I’ve never actually experienced one, so I’m excited to try one out, too,” said assistant general manager Josh Barfield, who spent time in Japan when his father, Jesse, played for Yomiuri in 1993. “When we were giving him a tour of the facility, we jokingly told him, ‘Don’t worry, we’ll have the bidet set up for you here.’ That will be a new dynamic in our clubhouse.”

“These guys are going to get addicted,” added Venable, who joined his family in Japan when his dad, Max, played for Chiba Lotte in 1992-93.

“I love that,” said White Sox director of hitting Ryan Fuller, after laughing when the topic was broached. “That was important to him, and I like to say healthy people ask for what they need. Like 'Mune' said, we are saving toilet paper and helping the environment a little bit.”

Fuller had high praise not only for Murakami’s special on-field ability, but the way he has challenged himself during this first week of Spring Training. And if we are being completely honest, Murakami’s production with the bat and glove will be a bit more important than his bidet suggestion.

But it has become a strange unifying force for an already close-knit team looking for any extra angle to move forward.

“It can make a difference. It will have us playing a little looser, a little fresher out in the field. Who knows?” said a smiling starter Sean Burke, who thought the story was fake when he first saw it. “I think it might add a few wins. It’s funny that’s the first thing he noticed was we needed to put this in. It will be a cool little thing to have in the clubhouse.”