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Corbin Carroll hits grand slam in 8th in the Diamondbacks' 6-2 victory over the Blue Jays

Corbin Carroll hit a grand slam to break an eighth-inning tie and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Saturday night for their fourth straight victory

3 HOURS AGO • Associated Press

Kazuma Okamoto's RBI single | 04/18/2026 The Official Site of Major League Baseball

4 HOURS AGO • MLB.COM

Kazuma Okamoto's adjustment to MLB has hit a wall, and Blue Jays need him to figure it out soon The league has adjusted to Okamoto. Can he adjust back?

18 HOURS AGO • JAYSJOURNAL.COM

Blue Jays' Kazuma Okamoto has message for fans amid .200 average and already 24 strikeouts | Sporting News What does Okamoto have to say?

1 DAY AGO • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Brewers capitalize on three straight bunts to score go-ahead run in 2-1 win over Blue Jays

Garrett Mitchell scored the go-ahead run as the Milwaukee Brewers bunted three straight times in the seventh inning to break a tie and beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1

2 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Brewers' Murphy criticizes booing of Megill while pondering how to get him back on track

Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy is leaving open the possibility he could at least temporarily consider other closing options due to Trevor Megill’s early-season struggles

4 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Riding pine Saturday Okamoto isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Minnesota.

Impact Okamoto will get a chance to regroup Saturday after going 0-for-8 with a strikeout over his last two games. Ernie Clement will slide over to third base as a result, opening up the keystone for Davis Schneider.

APRIL 11 • ROTOWIRE

Dodgers take win streak into matchup with the Blue Jays

The Los Angeles Dodgers seek to extend a five-game win streak with a victory against the Toronto Blue Jays

APRIL 8 • Associated Press

This Blue Jays infielder showing that he could be in the running for a Gold Glove award When the Toronto Blue Jays made the huge splash this past offseason in signing Japanese superstar Kazuma Okamoto, they all knew what he coul...

APRIL 7 • JAYSJOURNAL.COM

Blue Jays reportedly make another splash signing flamethrower from Japan The Toronto Blue Jays have done well so far with the addition of Japanese star Kazuma Okamoto this past offseason. Not only has Okamoto cont...

APRIL 7 • JAYSJOURNAL.COM

Kazuma Okamoto's nice play at third | 04/05/2026 Kazuma Okamoto shows off his range with a nice sliding stop and throw from his knees to record the first out in the bottom of the 1st inning

APRIL 5 • MLB.COM

Peters' single caps 2-run 10th as White Sox beat Blue Jays 5-4 in home opener

Tristan Peters capped a two-run 10th inning with an RBI single and the Chicago White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in a wild home opener

APRIL 3 • Associated Press

Blue Jays insider has emphatic response to Kazuma Okamoto proving his critics wrong A tip of the cap to everyone who said Kazuma Okamoto is going to struggle in the major leagues. We're less than a full week into the 2026 ML...

APRIL 1 • JAYSJOURNAL.COM

Max Scherzer pitches six innings to win first start of season as Blue Jays beat Rockies 5-1

Max Scherzer gave up four hits in six solid innings to win his first start of the season, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached base four times, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Colorado...

APRIL 1 • Associated Press

Goes deep again Monday Okamoto went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Monday's 14-5 loss to the Rockies.

Impact That's now back-to-back games with a homer for Okamoto, who has hit safely in each of his first four appearances so far in 2026. The infielder has hit seventh in the lineup in two of his four outings, but Okamoto could work his way up the batting order more often if he continues to hit well.

MARCH 31 • ROTOWIRE

New Blue Jays star Kazuma Okamoto has heartfelt message for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | Sporting News What did Vladdy say to his new teammate?

MARCH 30 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

4 Takeaways From MLB Opening Weekend

MLB is back, and here's what we learned from opening weekend in 2026.

MARCH 30 • FOX SPORTS

Kazuma Okamoto's first career home run | 03/29/2026 Kazuma Okamoto crushes a solo home run for his first career homer in the Majors during the 4th inning

MARCH 29 • MLB.COM

Launches first major-league homer Okamoto went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Athletics.

Impact Okamoto put the Blue Jays up 4-0 with a 420-foot blast off Luis Morales in the fourth inning. The 29-year-old has carried a successful spring into his first major-league regular season, hitting safely in each of his first three contests. He totaled 248 homers across 11 seasons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball and should be a key power bat in the heart of Toronto's lineup moving forward.

MARCH 29 • ROTOWIRE

Springer, Okamoto and Sánchez homer, Blue Jays beat Athletics 5-2 to complete three-game sweep

George Springer hit the 64th leadoff home run of his career, Kazuma Okamoto went deep for the first time in the majors and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Athletics 5-2 to complete...

MARCH 29 • Associated Press

Kazuma Okamoto's first MLB home run shows exactly how he can be a Blue Jays star | Sporting News This is a special swing.

MARCH 29 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Blue Jays GM inexplicably admits to not trying to upgrade a weak spot from 2025 The Toronto Blue Jays' excellent offseason helped the team fill gaps everywhere on the roster, from Kazuma Okamoto replacing Bo Bichette in...

MARCH 29 • JAYSJOURNAL.COM

Blue Jays face Kazuma Okamoto question after Bo Bichette signs with Mets | Sporting News This is going to be a big topic all year long.

MARCH 28 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Game-winning run in MLB debut Okamoto went 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored during the Blue Jays' 3-2 win over the Athletics on Friday.

Impact Okamoto took his first major-league base in the fifth inning with a walk before being brought home on a two-run triple by Andres Gimenez. Okamoto's single in the seventh was the first hit of his MLB career, and after getting on base again in the ninth, he crossed home as the game-winning run on a single from Gimenez. It was a promising start for Okamoto, who joined the Blue Jays on a four-year, $60 million contract in the offseason after a successful stint in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

MARCH 28 • ROTOWIRE

Andrés Giménez walks it off in the 9th | 03/27/2026 Andrés Giménez singles on a ground ball to center field, plating Kazuma Okamoto to walk it off for the Blue Jays in the 9th

MARCH 28 • MLB.COM

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