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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: Giants-CTBC Brothers friendly

Kazuma Okamoto of Japan's Yomiuri Giants hits a single in an international friendly baseball game against Taiwan's CTBC Brothers at Taipei Dome on March 2, 2024.

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World Baseball Classic

(From L) Kazuma Okamoto, Shohei Ohtani and Munetaka Murakami of Japan's World Baseball Classic team celebrate with a champagne shower in Miami, Florida, on March 21, 2023, after the team claimed the WBC championship.

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World Baseball Classic

Kazuma Okamoto rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the fourth inning of Japan's World Baseball Classic final against the United States at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 21, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Kazuma Okamoto hits a solo home run in the fourth inning of Japan's World Baseball Classic final against the United States at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 21, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Kazuma Okamoto hits a solo home run in the fourth inning of Japan's World Baseball Classic final against the United States at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 21, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Kazuma Okamoto (25) is congratulated by teammates after hitting a solo home run in the fourth inning of Japan's World Baseball Classic final against the United States at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 21, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Kazuma Okamoto hits a solo home run in the fourth inning of Japan's World Baseball Classic final against the United States at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 21, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Kazuma Okamoto hits a solo home run in the fourth inning of Japan's World Baseball Classic final against the United States at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 21, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Kazuma Okamoto hits a solo home run in the fourth inning of Japan's World Baseball Classic final against the United States at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 21, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Kazuma Okamoto hits a solo home run in the fourth inning of Japan's World Baseball Classic final against the United States at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 21, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Kazuma Okamoto rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the fourth inning of Japan's World Baseball Classic final against the United States at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 21, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Kazuma Okamoto hits a solo home run in the fourth inning of Japan's World Baseball Classic final against the United States at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 21, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Kazuma Okamoto rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the fourth inning of Japan's World Baseball Classic final against the United States at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 21, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Kazuma Okamoto earns a post-game hero interview for helping Japan to a 9-3 victory over Italy by hitting a three-run home run in the World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 16, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Japan supporters celebrate in a sport bar in Tokyo's Shibuya area after Kazuma Okamoto hit a three-run home run in Japan's World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game against Italy at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 16, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Japan supporters celebrate in a sport bar in Tokyo's Shibuya area after Kazuma Okamoto hit a three-run home run in Japan's World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game against Italy at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 16, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Kazuma Okamoto (R) celebrates with manager Hideki Kuriyama after hitting a three-run home run in the third inning of Japan's World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game against Italy at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 16, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Fans celebrate after Kazuma Okamoto (lower R) hits a three-run home run in the third inning of Japan's World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game against Italy at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 16, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Kazuma Okamoto (C) celebrates with teammate Shohei Ohtani (16) after hitting a three-run home run in the third inning of Japan's World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game against Italy at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 16, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Kazuma Okamoto rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run in the third inning of Japan's World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game against Italy at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 16, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Kazuma Okamoto celebrates with teammate Shohei Ohtani (16) after hitting a three-run home run in the third inning of Japan's World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game against Italy at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 16, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Kazuma Okamoto hits a three-run home run in the third inning of Japan's World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game against Italy at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 16, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Kazuma Okamoto hits a three-run home run in the third inning of Japan's World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game against Italy at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 16, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Kazuma Okamoto hits a three-run home run in the third inning of Japan's World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game against Italy at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 16, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Kazuma Okamoto hits a three-run home run in the third inning of Japan's World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game against Italy at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 16, 2023.

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Baseball in Japan

Yomiuri Giants cleanup hitter Kazuma Okamoto (25) hits a two-run home run off Roki Sasaki of the Lotte Marines in the third inning of an interleague baseball game at Tokyo Dome on June 3, 2022.

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Baseball in Japan

Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki (C) allows a two-run homer to Yomiuri Giants cleanup hitter Kazuma Okamoto (L) in the third inning of an interleague baseball game at Tokyo Dome on June 3, 2022.

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Baseball in Japan

Kazuma Okamoto of the Yomiuri Giants is congratulated by teammates after hitting a two-run home run in the eighth inning of a game against the Hiroshima Carp at Tokyo Dome on Aug. 25, 2021.

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Baseball in Japan

Kazuma Okamoto of the Yomiuri Giants hits a two-run home run in the eighth inning of a game against the Hiroshima Carp at Tokyo Dome on Aug. 25, 2021.

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Baseball: Japan Series

Kazuma Okamoto of the Yomiuri Giants strikes out in the first inning in Game 4 of the Japan Series against the SoftBank Hawks at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka on Nov. 25, 2020.

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Baseball: Japan Series

Yomiuri Giants third baseman Kazuma Okamoto fails to catch a fly ball in foul territory in the seventh inning in Game 2 of the Japan Series against the SoftBank Hawks at Kyocera Dome in Osaka on Nov. 22, 2020.

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Baseball in Japan

Kazuma Okamoto of the Yomiuri Giants hits a two-run home run in the third inning of a regular-season game against the Yakult Swallows at Tokyo Dome on Oct. 30, 2020.

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Baseball: MLB-Japan All-Star series

Kazuma Okamoto hits a solo home run in the second inning in Game 5 of the MLB-Japan All-Star series at Nagoya Dome on Nov. 14, 2018 (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: MLB-Japan All-Star series

Kazuma Okamoto hits a solo home run in the second inning in Game 5 of the MLB-Japan All-Star series at Nagoya Dome on Nov. 14, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo