There is probably not many positives to remove from the Toronto Blue Jays‘ 2026 season, however the emergence of Kazuma Okamoto is no less than one factor Toronto followers could be joyful about.
Okamoto continued his sturdy rookie season with an RBI double, a two-RBI double and a stroll because the Blue Jays beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 on the Rogers Centre in Toronto on Friday.
After the victory, Blue Jays supervisor John Schneider made an announcement on Okamoto.
Toronto Blue Jays’ John Schneider Makes Kazuma Okamoto Assertion After Win Over Reds
Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith wrote on X: “He’s been implausible,” John Schneider mentioned of Kazuma Okamoto
The Blue Jays signed Okamoto, 30, out of Japan over the offseason. The 2 sides agreed to a 4-year, $60 million contract.
Okamoto has been a bit constant this 12 months however has total had a robust season.
This 12 months, Okamoto has slashed .234/.310/.456 with 33 dwelling runs and 92 RBI over 154 video games.
Toronto Blue Jays defeat Cincinnati Reds 6-5
The Blue Jays, already been eradicated from postseason rivalry, scored 4 runs within the seventh inning on Friday to beat the Reds 6-5.
Alejandro Kirk gave the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead with an RBI double within the first inning.
Okamoto drove Kirk in on an RBI double within the first.
The Reds scored 5 runs within the second inning, with a solo dwelling run from Eugenio Suarez, two-run double from Elly De La Cruz, RBI single from Sal Stewart and an RBI groundout from Hector Rodriguez.
The Blue Jays answered again within the seventh inning.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. bought Toronto inside two runs with an RBI single. Okamoto tied the sport with a two-run double. Nathan Lukes drove within the profitable run on an RBI single.
Recreation 2 of the collection between Toronto and Cincinnati is scheduled to start at 3:07 p.m. EDT on Saturday.
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