3:00 p.m. ET: According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, the deal is four years and $60 million, which is bigger than we were expecting. It's bigger than the deal for both Imai and Murakami.

2:15 p.m. ET: After being linked to him last week, the Toronto Blue Jays have officially come to terms with Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto.

Jeff Passan of ESPN had the information on social media. As of this posting, we don't know the financial implications yet.

For the Blue Jays, this represents the fourth big move of the offseason, as they've already inked Dylan Cease, Tyler Rogers and Cody Ponce to multi-year deals.

Here's what you need to know about the Jays' newest edition, and what it means:

About Okamoto

A questionable defender who can play first or third base, Okamoto is better known for his bat. About to turn 30 years old, he's a .277 career hitter in the NPB with 248 home runs. He makes exceptional contact and only struck out 11.3 percent of the time in 2025.

He also helped Team Japan win the 2023 World Baseball Classic, pairing with the likes of Shohei Ohtani, Munetaka Murakami and Yu Darvish. That team beat the United States in an epic gold medal final.

Given that Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is entrenched at first base, Okamoto is certainly going to play third for Toronto, though he could mix in at first if Guerrero is off for a day - or getting a DH day.

How this shapes the Blue Jays

Well, it certainly complicates things on multiple fronts. As of now, it would presume that Okamoto will be at third, with Andres Gimenez at shortstop, Ernie Clement at second and Guerrero at first.

This will force Addison Barger to right field, Daulton Varsho to center, and one of George Springer and Anthony Santander to left field and the other to designated hitter.

Unless the Blue Jays are planning on moving on from Santander or Clement somehow, there really isn't room for Alex Bregman or Bo Bichette to join the infield, and frankly, there isn't really room for Kyle Tucker to join the outfield, either.

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The big question remaining

It's really what we just laid out. Could the Blue Jays really move on from Anthony Santander just one year into a $92.5 million deal? It would be shocking and disappointing, but it would re-open some options for Bichette and Tucker, if the Blue Jays want to go that way.

Up next

We wait for the financial terms on Okamoto's deal. Given that Munetaka Murakami got two years and Tatsuya Imai got three years, it should be fairly affordable and likely short-term.

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