Okamoto's Hot Streak Has Him on the Brink of Rookie History

When the Toronto Blue Jays landed coveted Japanese slugger Kazuma Okamoto this past season on a four-year, $60 million contract, they did so with the hope that his power and contact-heavy game could successfully translate to Major League Baseball from Nippon Professional Baseball.

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