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Kazuma Okamoto's three-run home run (23) | 07/24/2026 Kazuma Okamoto 23rd home run breaks Ohtani's rookie record for a Japanese player and puts the Blue Jays within 1 in the top of the 7th innin...

JULY 25 • MLB.COM

Shane Bieber pitches season-high 7 innings as Blue Jays beat Rays 3-1 to avoid 4-game sweep

Shane Bieber pitched a season-high seven innings to win his second straight start, George Springer reached base three times and drove in a run, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the T...

JULY 23 • Associated Press

Tape a seat! Blue Jays take Okamoto's off-day seriously The Blue Jays, and the Toronto faithful, have taken quickly to Kazuma Okamoto. From quesadillas to an unexpected walk-up song, his impact ha...

JULY 23 • MLB.COM

Receiving rare day off Okamoto is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.

Impact Okamoto will head to the bench for the first time since June 30 after going 0-for-18 with a 2:5 BB:K in the Blue Jays' first five games coming out of the All-Star break. Sean Keys will step in at third base for the slumping Okamoto.

JULY 22 • ROTOWIRE

Nick Fortes, Yandy Díaz hit 3-run homers as Rays use season-high 21 hits to rout Blue Jays 12-2

Nick Fortes and Yandy Díaz each hit a three-run homer, Jonny DeLuca added two hits and three RBIs and the Tampa Bay Rays had a season-high 21 hits in a 12-2 rout of the slumping To...

JULY 22 • Associated Press

Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays play in game 2 of series

The Tampa Bay Rays face the Toronto Blue Jays with a 1-0 series lead

JULY 21 • Associated Press

Burke and 2 relievers combine on 4-hitter, Colson Montgomery homers as White Sox beat Blue Jays 3-0

Sean Burke and two relievers combined on a four-hitter, Colson Montgomery hit his 24th home run and the Chicago White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0

JULY 19 • Associated Press

White Sox bring 3-game road win streak into matchup with the Blue Jays

The Chicago White Sox visit the Toronto Blue Jays looking to prolong a three-game road winning streak

JULY 18 • Associated Press

Blue Jays play the White Sox in first of 3-game series

The Toronto Blue Jays host the Chicago White Sox to begin a three-game series

JULY 17 • Associated Press

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

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Shane Bieber pitches season-high 7 innings as Blue Jays beat Rays 3-1 to avoid 4-game sweep

Nick Fortes, Yandy Díaz hit 3-run homers as Rays use season-high 21 hits to rout Blue Jays 12-2

Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays play in game 2 of series

Burke and 2 relievers combine on 4-hitter, Colson Montgomery homers as White Sox beat Blue Jays 3-0

White Sox bring 3-game road win streak into matchup with the Blue Jays

Blue Jays play the White Sox in first of 3-game series

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