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Which NPB player best suits the Blue Jays needs for 2026 and beyond?

Kazuma Okamoto, Muetaka Murakami, Tatsuya Imai. Three names that may not be well known at the moment in North America, but could very well be spoken in the same breadth as Shota Imanaga, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki by this time next year.

All three players from Nippon Professional Baseball will be posted this offseason and all three are attracting attention for their potential to make an impact with a team in the MLB. And while all three could be difference makers, there's just as many positives for the Toronto Blue Jays to pursue each one as there are reasons to be concerned with each player.