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Blue Jays Kazuma Okamoto Slugging His Way to First Career All-Star Selection

Toronto Blue Jays On SI·Maddy Dickens·27 days ago
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Only a handful of weeks ago, concern was rapidly growing over the Toronto Blue Jays' new third baseman, Kazuma Okamoto, as he was definitely struggling in his debut against big leaguers, as this is his first season playing in the States. Originally, Okamoto was chasing pitches at a high rate, which was leading to an eye sore in the strikeout column as he was being retired at an unfathomable rate. There was also an issue with his swing as he wasn't committing. Well, to say he has settled in quite nicely would be the understatement of the year, as he has posted the most respectable turnarounds in baseball. — Keegan Matheson (@KeeganMatheson) May 3, 2026 Okamoto went from hitting well under .200 to now posting a batting average of .278 in his last 15 games to complement seven long balls and 17 runners brought home during that span. If he keeps up that pace, nobody will touch him for the AL All-Star team. On top of his recent top-notch performance with his swing, he has also corrected his strikeout ratio.…

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