Blue Jays' Kazuma Okamoto gets incredible review for 1st impression
He already looks like a special player.
Blue Jays' Kazuma Okamoto gets incredible review for 1st impression originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Kazuma Okamoto understands the importance of first impressions.
The Toronto Blue Jays ' new third baseman from Japan, signed in the offseason to a four-year, $60 million contract, has hit the ground running with his new ballclub. He's hitting the ball hard, playing strong defense and quickly igniting a fanbase. In fact, he has played so well that MLB.
com's Keegan Matheson wrote in a new article that "Okamoto might already be a star. " Matheson went on to sum up Okamoto's beginning like this: "Forget settling in, Okamoto is already taking Toronto by storm. Okamoto’s stardom from Japan has carried right over to Major League Baseball with the Blue Jays and in his first week, he’s already shown exciting power paired with solid defense in the field.
John Schneider is already using him as a moving piece up and down the lineup, anywhere from second to seventh, and continues to speak about how Okamoto 'fits' what the Blue Jays are trying to build. Yes, there will be growing pains along the way and countless new pitchers to adapt to, but Okamoto’s first impression couldn’t be going any better. " MORE: Terrance Gore's son honors dad with perfect first pitch The Blue Jays needed Okamoto to work out to maximize their potential this season.