The Boston Red Sox were among the many teams linked to free agent and longtime Yomiuri Giant Kazuma Okamoto. In a continuation of one of the stories of their offseason so far, he signed with a division rival.
Okamoto, now a Toronto Blue Jay, posted a .277/.361/.521 slash line and an .882 OPS over 11 years in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He's known for his home run hitting prowess, as he logged six straight seasons with 30 or more bombs from 2018-23. Okamoto is a corner infielder, and could've filled two positions of need in Boston, but he'll surely be a third baseman in Toronto after Vladimir Guerrero Jr.