Japanese Infielder Kazuma Okamoto Posted for MLB Teams
Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto of the Yomiuri Giants has been posted for MLB teams, per Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Heyman reports that Okamoto's negotiating window will run from November 21 through January 4. The 29-year-old Okamoto is a corner infielder who slashed .327/.416/.598 with 15 home runs, 38 runs scored, 49 RBI, and one stolen base across 293 plate appearances in the NPB last season. He missed over three months of the 2025 season due to a left elbow injury, but has largely stayed healthy over the course of his career to this point. Okamoto has run double-digit walk rates in each of the last three seasons and has kept his whiffs in check as well, striking out at an 11.3% clip in 2025. There's always risk for MLB teams when bringing in players from Japan, but it seems likely that the team that signs Okamoto will do so with the intent of playing him every day.
Source: New York Post - Jon Heyman
Source: New York Post - Jon Heyman
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