The Blue Jays gave out their fourth multi-year deal of the offseason on Saturday when they signed Japanese free agent Kazuma Okamoto to a four-year, $60 million deal with a $5 million signing bonus (and, surprisingly, no opt-outs). Last year's World Series runner-ups are deathly serious about not suffering the same fate in 2026.
The Tigers were never mentioned in the same breath as Okamoto, even though they should've been, and fans identified him as a solid fit for Detroit. He's a few years older than Munetaka Murakami, who the Tigers also let get away to the White Sox on a very affordable deal, and doesn't have the same massive power potential, but he is a far more defensively sound infielder and his offensive success has looked far more sustainable.