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Blue Jays signing Japanese star Kazuma Okamoto in latest free agent splash

The Blue Jays are going for it this offseason.

Toronto has agreed to a deal with Japanese third baseman Kazuma Okamoto one day before his negotiating window closes, The Post’s Jon Heyman confirmed.

Terms of the deal are not yet clear.


Blue Jays signing Japanese star Kazuma Okamoto in latest free agent splash
Kazuma Okamoto of the Yomiuri Giants hits a two-run double in the bottom of the fifth inning against Chicago Cubs at Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. Getty Images

ESPN’s Jeff Passan first broke the news of the deal.

Okamoto hit .327/.416/.598 with 15 home runs for the Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League last season.

Toronto has been active this offseason, adding pitchers Dylan Cease, Cody Ponce and Tyler Rogers in free agency.

More to come on this developing story…

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