Blue Jays Star Shatters Shohei Ohtani's Rookie Home Run Record Halfway Through 2026 Season
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Blue Jays star shatters Shohei Ohtani's rookie home run record halfway through 2026 season
A Toronto Blue Jays rookie has taken one of Shohei Ohtani’s records by force. Blue Jays slugger Kazuma Okamoto smashed his 23rd home run on Friday in a road contest against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, Mass. With Toronto trailing 4-0 in the top of the 7th inning, Okamoto blasted a first-pitch fastball to dead center for a 3-run homer. Okamoto’s 23rd big fly broke a tie with Ohtani for the most home runs by a Japanese-born rookie …
The slugger Kazuma Okamoto broke the brand established by Shohei Ohtani of more home runs for a Japanese player. In a season where the Toronto Blue Jays offensive does not represent even the shadow of what it was in 2025, he has in Okamoto, who connected his 23rd home run this season, one of his few positive points during the 2026 MLB: Kazuma Okamoto left home runs mark behind for a Japanese rookie 10 Although Okamoto neglected the feat, he has …
Ohtani held this record until last night -- but not anymore, thanks to Okamoto
BOSTON -- With one big swing on Friday night at Fenway Park, Kazuma Okamoto broke Shohei Ohtani’s rookie record for the most home runs by a Japanese-born player, with 23. The Statcast-projected 408-foot shot to straightaway center finally got the Blue Jays on the board in the seventh inning in
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