Kazuma Okamoto just shattered Japanese rookie home run records in MLB, hitting his 23rd homer to eclipse Shohei Ohtani’s old mark of 22. The 30-year-old Blue Jays slugger, signed for $60M after a decade in Japan, crushed a 408-foot shot off Boston’s Greg Weissert — but his season stats (batting .227, OBP .309, SLG .452) aren’t All-Star level. Still, he’s been a bright spot for a struggling Blue Jays team. Meanwhile, fellow Japanese import Munetaka Murakami, sidelined earlier this year, is back with 20 homers and poised to overtake Okamoto — with two months left, the record’s still up for grabs.
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