Okamoto Sets Blue Jays Rookie Record with 25th Homer as Toronto Whips Rays 10-5
Kazuma Okamoto hit his 25th homer and became Toronto’s rookie home run leader as the Blue Jays kept pace in the playoff race.
- On Tuesday, Toronto Blue Jays rookie Kazuma Okamoto hit his 25th home run, surpassing Eric Hinske's 2002 franchise record of 24 in a 10-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
- The Blue Jays signed the 30-year-old Japanese slugger to a four-year, $60 million contract, and he currently leads the team with 25 home runs and 72 RBIs.
- Josh Smith and Alejandro Kirk also homered during the win, keeping Toronto within 0.5 games of a Wild Card spot after winning 13 of their last 19 games.
- Okamoto previously surpassed Shohei Ohtani's 2018 record of 18 home runs for a Japanese-born rookie and remains in a tight race with Chicago White Sox star Munetaka Murakami, who entered Tuesday with 28.
- Manager John Schneider hopes to build on this momentum when RHP Max Scherzer starts Wednesday's game against RHP Drew Rasmussen, with Schneider stating, "I always say you want to keep stacking series wins.
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Okamoto sets Blue Jays rookie record with 25th home run as Toronto cruises by Rays 10-5
Kazuma Okamoto broke Toronto’s rookie home run record with his 25th, Josh Smith and Alejandro Kirk also homered and the Blue Jays beat the AL-leading Tampa Bay Rays 10-5 on Tuesday night in the opener of their series.
Kazuma Okamoto Made Blue Jays History During Rays Series Opener
The Toronto Blue Jays are in a playoff chase, and Kazuma Okamoto made franchise history on Tuesday.In the Blue Jays’ series opener against the Rays on Tuesday, Okamoto hit his 25th home run of the season. With the home run, Okamoto set the Blue Jays’ franchise record for most home runs by a rookie. Kazuma […] The post Kazuma Okamoto Made Blue Jays History During Rays Series Opener appeared first on HEAVY.
Kazuma Okamoto sets Blue Jays rookie record for home runs
It hasn’t taken long for Kazuma Okamoto to make a big impact for the Toronto Blue Jays. Okamoto set a franchise record for most home runs by a rookie when he belted his 25th of the season in the fifth inning off Tampa Bay Rays reliever Steven Matz on Tuesday night. The solo shot to left-centre, which gave […]
Kazuma Okamoto already has a place in the history of the Toronto Blue Jays. The Japanese connected his 25th home run of the season this Tuesday and became the rookie with the most quadrangulars in the history of the franchise, surpassing the 24th mark Eric Hinske had established in 2002. The baton arrived in the fifth inning of Toronto's 10-5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Okamoto impacted a speed change from Steven Matz and dis…
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