Okamoto signs 4-year deal with Blue JaysAP, TORONTOInfielder Kazuma Okamoto and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a US$60 million, four-year contract, two people familiar with the negotiations said on Saturday. He homered off Colorado’s Kyle Freeland to help Japan beat the US 3-2 in the 2023 World Baseball Classic final. Under the MLB’s posting agreement with Nippon Professional Baseball, the Blue Jays would owe the Giants a posting fee of US$10,875,000. After coming within two outs of their first World Series title since 1993, the Blue Jays have made significant additions to the roster. Right-hander Shane Bieber also exercised a US$16 million player option for this season rather than become a free agent.

Source: Taipei Times January 04, 2026 17:14 UTC