The Toronto Blue Jays reached an agreement with Japanese slugger Kazuma Okamoto, multiple outlets reported Saturday. The deal is for $60 million over four years, includes a $5 million signing bonus and has no opt-outs, according to the reports. The 45-day negotiating window for the 29-year-old infielder was set to expire on Sunday. If unsigned, […]
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Reports: Jays reach 4-year, $60M deal with INF Kazuma Okamoto
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The Toronto Blue Jays reached an agreement with Japanese slugger Kazuma Okamoto, multiple outlets reported Saturday.
The deal is for $60 million over four years, includes a $5 million signing bonus and has no opt-outs, according to the reports.
The 45-day negotiating window for the 29-year-old infielder was set to expire on Sunday. If unsigned, he would return to the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Okamoto, who plays third base and first base, is a six-time All-Star in Japan with 248 home runs in 1,074 career games. The 248 homers were the most by any player in NPB since 2015.
The right-handed hitter posted six consecutive 30-homer campaigns from 2018-23 and hit .327 with a career-best 1.014 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, 15 home runs and 49 RBIs across 69 games last season. He was also part of Japan’s World Baseball Classic championship team in 2023 and hit a home run in the final against the United States.
–Field Level Media