The Toronto Blue Jays’ front office has struck again, this time reportedly landing Japanese slugger Kazuma Okamoto.

Okamoto, whose posting window was set to expire on Sunday at 5 p.m. ET, has agreed to a free-agent contract with the Blue Jays, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported Saturday. His deal will be worth $60 million over four years, as first reported by the New York Post’s Jon Heyman, and will include a $5 million signing bonus without any opt-outs.

The 29-year-old infielder is a six-time 30-home-run hitter with the Yomiuri Giants of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He travelled stateside to meet with interested suitors earlier this week, doing so alongside his agent Scott Boras.

The right-handed-hitting Okamoto spent the last eight seasons in Japan — all with Yomiuri — and was named to six All-Star Games, leading the NPB’s Central League in home runs three separate times (2020, 2021, 2023). He was limited to just 69 games in ’25 due to a left elbow injury, but still delivered when healthy, slashing .327/.416/.598 with 15 home runs and 49 RBIs.

In addition to his power ability, many scouts have also admired his contact and plate discipline traits, as he’s posted a double-digit walk rate and a strikeout rate below 20 per cent in each of the three previous campaigns.

Defensively, Okamoto has spent time both at first and third base, winning Gold Gloves in Japan at both positions. He also features versatility in left field, but is at his best when positioned at first, where his fielding is considered above average.

It’ll be interesting to see how the Blue Jays plan to deploy Okamoto, considering they already have franchise cornerstone Vladimir Guerrero Jr. at first and feature multiple options at third, including Ernie Clement and Addison Barger. This addition is all about what he brings offensively, though.

This signing shouldn’t preclude Toronto’s brass from making additional offensive upgrades this winter, likely keeping the door open regarding their pursuits of Bo Bichette and Kyle Tucker. However, it does complicate any further additions, now that they’ve filled the lone vacancy from their position-player group — a roster spot previously vacated by Bichette.

The franchise will be subject to a posting fee that’ll be paid to Okamoto’s former NPB club as part of MLB’s posting system agreement, including 20 per cent of the first $25 million, 17.5 per cent of the next $25 million and 15 per cent of the remaining $10 million.