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[Breaking News]Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 11 Kyodo - Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto speaks during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2026, as he will play for the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays in the 2026 season. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto speaks during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2026, as he will play for the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays in the 2026 season.

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Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto speaks during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2026, as he will play for the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays in the 2026 season.

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Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto speaks during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2026, as he will play for the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays in the 2026 season.

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Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto speaks during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2026, as he will play for the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays in the 2026 season.

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[Breaking News]Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

TORONTO, Canada, Jan. 6 Kyodo - Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto poses for a photo during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Jan. 6, 2026, alongside his agent Scott Boras and Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto attends his first press conference after joining the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Jan. 6, 2026.

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Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto poses for a photo while showing his No. 7 jersey during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Jan. 6, 2026.

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Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto attends his first press conference after joining the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Jan. 6, 2026.

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Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto receives his new team jersey from Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins during an introductory press conference in Toronto on Jan. 6, 2026, after joining the major league club.

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Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto (C) poses for a photo during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Jan. 6, 2026, alongside his agent Scott Boras (R) and Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins.

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Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto (C) attends his first press conference after joining the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Jan. 6, 2026, with his agent Scott Boras (R) and Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins.

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Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto (C) attends his first press conference after joining the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Jan. 6, 2026, with his agent Scott Boras (R) and Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins.

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Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto puts on a team cap during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto, on Jan. 6, 2026.

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Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto attends his first press conference after joining the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Jan. 6, 2026.

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Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto poses for a photo while showing his No. 7 jersey during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Jan. 6, 2026.

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Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto celebrates with teammates after hitting a solo home run in the second inning of a baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2025. The Yomiuri Giants said the following month that they are allowing the infielder to pursue a move to Major League Baseball this offseason.

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Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto hits a solo home run in the second inning of a baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2025. The Yomiuri Giants said the following month that they are allowing the infielder to pursue a move to Major League Baseball this offseason.

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Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto hits a solo home run in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2025. The Yomiuri Giants said the following month that they are allowing the infielder to pursue a move to Major League Baseball this offseason.

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Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto hits a solo home run in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2025. The Yomiuri Giants said the following month that they are allowing the infielder to pursue a move to Major League Baseball this offseason.

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Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto hits a solo home run in the second inning of a baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2025. The Yomiuri Giants said the following month that they are allowing the infielder to pursue a move to Major League Baseball this offseason.

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Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto high-fives his teammates after hitting a solo home run in the second inning of a baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2025. The Yomiuri Giants said the following month that they are allowing the infielder to pursue a move to Major League Baseball this offseason.

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Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto hits a two-run home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the DeNA BayStars at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama on Sept. 26, 2025. The Yomiuri Giants said the following month that they are allowing the infielder to pursue a move to Major League Baseball this offseason.

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Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto drives in two runs on a hit in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the DeNA BayStars at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama on Sept. 27, 2025. The Yomiuri Giants said the following month that they are allowing the infielder to pursue a move to Major League Baseball this offseason.

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Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto hits a two-run home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the DeNA BayStars at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama on Sept. 26, 2025. The Yomiuri Giants said the following month that they are allowing the infielder to pursue a move to Major League Baseball this offseason.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Rockies

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani sprints to the plate to score on an RBI by Will Smith as Colorado Rockies infielder Kyle Karros (12) watches the flight of the ball during the seventh inning of a baseball game at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado on Aug. 19, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Angels

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (C) chats with Los Angeles Angels infielder Luis Rengifo (L) and shortstop Zach Neto at second base during the first inning of a baseball game on Aug. 12, 2025, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.

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Baseball: Athletics vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Kim Hye Seong reacts after hitting his first MLB home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics on May 14, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Athletics vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Kim Hye Seong hits his first MLB home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics on May 14, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Athletics vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Kim Hye Seong hits his first MLB home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics on May 14, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Athletics vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Kim Hye Seong is congratulated by teammates in the dugout after hitting his first MLB home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics on May 14, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Premier12

Japan's infielder Kotaro Kiyomiya hits a two-run triple in the fifth inning of a Super Round game against Taiwan at the Premier12 baseball tournament at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Freddie Freeman hoists the MLB World Series MVP trophy during a ceremony in the small hours of Oct. 31, 2024, after the team clinched the series title with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Baseball: Ex-MLB outfielder Aoki retires

Former Major League Baseball outfielder Norichika Aoki (R) of the Yakult Swallows hugs infielder Munetaka Murakami after winning the final game of his career against the Hiroshima Carp on Oct. 2, 2024, at Tokyo's Jingu Stadium.

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Baseball: SoftBank Hawks rookies

SoftBank Hawks players (from L) Kazuo Ohno (pitcher), Ryosuke Ohtsu (pitcher), Ikhine Itua (infielder), Kengo Yoshida (catcher), Ikumi Kai (outfielder) and Haru Matsumoto (pitcher) pose for a photo during a rookie introductory event at PayPay Dome in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Dec. 5, 2022.

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Seibu Lions infielder Yamakawa

Seibu Lions infielder Hotaka Yamakawa meets the press in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 5, 2023. In August, Tokyo prosecutors decided not to indict the three-time Pacific League home run leader and member of Japan's 2023 World Baseball Classic-winning team over an allegation of rape due to insufficient evidence.

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Seibu Lions infielder Yamakawa

Seibu Lions infielder Hotaka Yamakawa meets the press in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 5, 2023. In August, Tokyo prosecutors decided not to indict the three-time Pacific League home run leader and member of Japan's 2023 World Baseball Classic-winning team over an allegation of rape due to insufficient evidence.

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Seibu Lions infielder Yamakawa

Seibu Lions infielder Hotaka Yamakawa meets the press in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 5, 2023. In August, Tokyo prosecutors decided not to indict the three-time Pacific League home run leader and member of Japan's 2023 World Baseball Classic-winning team over an allegation of rape due to insufficient evidence.

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Baseball: U-18 World Cup

Yokohama High School infielder Ren Ogata receives his MVP trophy after helping Japan win the men's Under-18 Baseball World Cup in Taipei on Sept. 10, 2023.

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Baseball: Japan's national high school tournament

Keio infielder Katsuji Kiyohara, son of former baseball star Kazuhiro Kiyohara who was arrested in 2016 for drug offenses, makes a pinch-hit appearance in a quarterfinal game against Okinawa Shogaku during the national high school baseball championship at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 19, 2023.

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Baseball: Japan's national high school tournament

Keio infielder Katsuji Kiyohara (C), son of former baseball star Kazuhiro Kiyohara who was arrested in 2016 for drug offenses, is pictured during the closing ceremony of the national high school baseball championship at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 23, 2023. (Pool photo)

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World Baseball Classic

Japan infielder Hotaka Yamakawa hits a single to center in the second inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool B game against the Czech Republic at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 11, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Japan infielder Hotaka Yamakawa hits a single to center in the second inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool B game against the Czech Republic at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 11, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Japan infielder Hotaka Yamakawa hits a single to center in the second inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool B game against the Czech Republic at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 11, 2023.

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Baseball: SoftBanks Hawks player Makihara

SoftBank Hawks infielder Taisei Makihara holds an official World Baseball Classic game ball in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on March 1, 2023. Makihara will replace Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki on Japan's WBC roster.

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Baseball: SoftBanks Hawks player Makihara

SoftBank Hawks infielder Taisei Makihara plays catch using an official World Baseball Classic game ball in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on March 1, 2023. Makihara will replace Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki on Japan's WBC roster.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Toronto Blue Jays infielder Vladimir Guerrero Jr. takes fielding practice during baseball spring training in Dunedin, Florida, on Feb. 17, 2023.

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Iwamura receives 2008 victory ring

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Tampa Bay Rays infielder Akinori Iwamura (R) receives the ring for the team's 2008 American League victory before a game against the New York Yankees at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, on April 14.

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Matsuzaka losing pitcher in game against Rays

BOSTON, United States - The Tampa Bay Rays infielder Akinori Iwamura (L) heads to first base after doubling to center-left off Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka (R) in the sixth inning of a game at Fenway Park in Boston on April 9.

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Iguchi cheers on patients

TOKYO, Japan - San Diego Padres infielder Tadahito Iguchi (L) cheers on a patient waiting for his heart transplant operation during a visit to the University of Tokyo Hospital on Feb. 7. (MLB)