DUNEDIN, Florida, Feb 24 (Kyodo/APP): New Toronto Blue Jays slugger Kazuma Okamoto, who is set to join Japan’s national team at the upcoming World Baseball Classic, blasted his first home run for his team in a Major League Baseball spring training game on Monday.

The Toronto Blue Jays are counting on their new starting third baseman quite a bit this year on both sides of the ball.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has found his new sidekick. Everywhere he went Friday, Kazuma Okamoto was by his side. Guerrero can be so many people, all at once. He’s George Springer’s mischievous younger brother,

A free agent the New York Mets had no interest in signing gets the rave reviews Bo Bichette hopes to.

Just one start for Tarik Skubal He will pitch the Americans’ second game in the World Baseball Classic before returning to the Tigers’ camp. Tarik Skubal said today he will make only one start for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic before returning to Tigers camp.

Kazuma Okamoto hit his first home run as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday. The Japanese third baseman crushed a two-run shot to dead centre off of Clay Holmes during a Grapefruit League matinee against the New York Mets in Dunedin.

Kazuma Okamoto will don a Toronto Blue Jays jersey in a competitive baseball game for the first time on Saturday.

As Spring Training gets underway and Kazuma Okamoto starts to get into game shape with the Toronto Blue Jays, the first impressions are positive that his defensive will be just fine.