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July 11 Gameday: Trey Yesavage looks to lock down Blue Jays' series win over Padres Kazuma Okamoto’s tiebreaking three-run homer off reliever Jhony Brito powered the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-3 win over the San Diego Padres o...

JULY 11 • BLUEJAYSNATION.COM

Okamoto's Hot Streak Has Him on the Brink of Rookie History When the Toronto Blue Jays landed coveted Japanese slugger Kazuma Okamoto this past season on a four-year, $60 million contract, they did so...

JULY 11 • SI.COM

Deadspin | Kazuma Okamoto hopes to power Blue Jays past Padres Deadspin | Kazuma Okamoto hopes to power Blue Jays past Padres

JULY 11 • DEADSPIN.COM

Blue Jays visit the Padres on 3-game road win streak

The Toronto Blue Jays visit the San Diego Padres trying to continue a three-game road winning streak

JULY 11 • Associated Press

Clubs homer in Friday's win Okamoto went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and a walk in Friday's 5-3 win over the Padres.

Impact Okamoto has three homers and eight RBI over his last four games. The third baseman has often collected his homers in bunches this season, and he's up to 22 on the year. He's batting .238 with a .786 OPS, 62 RBI, 49 runs scored, 11 doubles and no stolen bases through 91 contests in a near-everyday role.

JULY 11 • ROTOWIRE

Deadspin | Kazuma Okamoto's 3-run homer helps Blue Jays power past Padres Deadspin | Kazuma Okamoto's 3-run homer helps Blue Jays power past Padres

JULY 11 • DEADSPIN.COM

Blue Jays' Okamoto hits 22nd homer to tie Ohtani's rookie mark in 5-3 win over Padres

Kazuma Okamoto hit his 22nd home run to tie Shohei Ohtani for the most by a Japanese-born rookie in a season in the majors to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-3 victory over the S...

JULY 11 • Associated Press

Blue Jays' Okamoto hits 22nd homer to tie Ohtani's mark by a Japanese-born rookie

Toronto’s Kazuma Okamoto hit his 22nd home run Friday night to tie Shohei Ohtani for the most by a Japanese-born rookie in a single season in the majors

JULY 11 • Associated Press

Don't let Dylan Cease no-hit bid obscure powerful Kazuma Okamoto statement Dylan Cease nearly made history for the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday, (Jul. 8) when his bid for a no-hitter ended in the top of the ninth...

JULY 10 • JAYSJOURNAL.COM

Instant Reaction: Dylan Cease flirts with history as Blue Jays win series versus Giants After the first inning, I thought this instant reaction was going to be all about Kazuma Okamoto, but by the ninth, everybody was talking ab...

JULY 9 • BLUEJAYSNATION.COM

Blue Jays' Dylan Cease loses no-hit bid in 9th inning of 10-0 win over Giants

Toronto’s Dylan Cease worked eight no-hit innings against the San Francisco Giants before allowing a single to Heliot Ramos leading off the ninth as the Blue Jays rolled to a 10-0...

JULY 8 • Associated Press

Kazuma Okamoto's grand slam (21) | 07/08/2026 Kazuma Okamoto hits a grand slam to right field, increasing the Blue Jays' lead to 5-0 in the top of the 1st inning

JULY 8 • MLB.COM

Reaches 20 homers Okamoto went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Monday in a loss to the Giants.

Impact Okamoto accounted for Toronto's only run with a solo homer in the sixth inning. It was his 20th long ball of the season, making him one of 19 major-leaguers to reach that mark so far in 2026. Okamoto also became the third Japanese-born player to notch 20-plus homers in his rookie MLB campaign, joining Shohei Ohtani (2018) and Munetaka Murakami (this season).

JULY 7 • ROTOWIRE

Ramos homers twice and has 5 RBIs to help Roupp and the Giants beat the Blue Jays 10-1

Heliot Ramos homered twice and drove in five runs to back Landen Roupp’s first win in more than two months, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-1 on Monday n...

JULY 7 • Associated Press

Kazuma Okamoto's 20th homer | 07/06/2026 Kazuma Okamoto belts a solo homer to left-center field, trimming the Blue Jays' deficit, in the top of the 6th

JULY 7 • MLB.COM

Field View: Jung Hoo Lee, Kazuma Okamoto talk at BP | 07/06/2026 Check out this view of Jung Hoo Lee and Kazuma Okamoto meeting during pregame batting practice

JULY 7 • MLB.COM

Rookie of the Month recognition reflects Kazuma Okamoto's growing importance to Blue Jays Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Kazuma Okamoto was named the American League’s Rookie of the Month for June on Friday after a tremendous few...

JULY 5 • JAYSJOURNAL.COM

Mariners and Blue Jays square off in series rubber match

Both the Seattle Mariners and the Toronto Blue Jays are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday

JULY 5 • Associated Press

Blue Jays' Kazuma Okamoto named June's AL Rookie of the Month Kazuma Okamoto has been named the American League’s Rookie of the Month for June, Major League Baseball announced on Friday. The Japanese sl...

JULY 3 • BLUEJAYSNATION.COM

Kazuma Okamoto's Brilliant June Leads to First Major MLB Award The Toronto Blue Jays knew they were getting a mature player in Japanese rookie Kaumza Okamoto.

JULY 3 • SI.COM

Kazuma Okamoto is named AL Rookie of the Month | 07/03/2026 Kazuma Okamoto is named AL Rookie of the Month after posting a .913 OPS with five home runs and 16 RBIs in the month of June

JULY 3 • MLB.COM

Mariners look to keep home win streak going, host the Blue Jays

The Seattle Mariners host the Toronto Blue Jays looking to extend a four-game home winning streak

JULY 3 • Associated Press

Sean Keys hits 1st career home run as Blue Jays beat slumping Mets 9-3 in Canada Day matinee

Sean Keys hit his first career home run, Myles Straw added a pinch-hit shot and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Mets 9-3 in a Canada Day matinee

JULY 1 • Associated Press

Kazuma Okamoto's RBI single | 07/01/2026 The Official Site of Major League Baseball

JULY 1 • MLB.COM

Exiting starting lineup Okamoto is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mets.

Impact Okamoto will receive a day off on his 30th birthday. The Blue Jays will roll with rookie Sean Keys at third base and in the cleanup spot in Okamoto's stead.

JUNE 30 • ROTOWIRE

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Blue Jays visit the Padres on 3-game road win streak

Blue Jays' Okamoto hits 22nd homer to tie Ohtani's rookie mark in 5-3 win over Padres

Blue Jays' Okamoto hits 22nd homer to tie Ohtani's mark by a Japanese-born rookie

Blue Jays' Dylan Cease loses no-hit bid in 9th inning of 10-0 win over Giants

Ramos homers twice and has 5 RBIs to help Roupp and the Giants beat the Blue Jays 10-1

Mariners and Blue Jays square off in series rubber match

Mariners look to keep home win streak going, host the Blue Jays

Sean Keys hits 1st career home run as Blue Jays beat slumping Mets 9-3 in Canada Day matinee