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Reports: Blue Jays Land Japan Slugger Kazuma Okamoto on Four-Year, $60 Million Deal

The reported pact would place the 29-year-old power bat at third base, reshaping Toronto’s remaining free-agent calculus.

Astros Land Japanese Right-Hander Tatsuya Imai on Three-Year Deal With Player Opt-Outs

With Posting Clock Ticking, Tatsuya Imai Still Awaits First MLB Offer

Reports Put Pirates in Lead for Kazuma Okamoto With Four-Year, $64 Million Bid

Munetaka Murakami Expected to Sign After Winter Meetings as Mariners Weigh Fit

NPB Quartet Shapes MLB Offseason as Posting Windows Open and Imai Joins Top Starter Tier

Mariners Reach Five-Year, $92.5 Million Agreement With First Baseman Naylor

Yamamoto’s October Brilliance Rekindles Scrutiny of Yankees’ $325 Million Miss

Yomiuri Giants Will Post Captain Kazuma Okamoto for MLB This Offseason

Insiders Doubt Yankees’ Pursuit as Market Builds for NPB Slugger Munetaka Murakami

Reports: Yakult to Post Munetaka Murakami This Winter, Triggering MLB Sweepstakes

Murakami, Okamoto and Imai Draw MLB Bidding Interest Ahead of Expected Winter Postings

Kenta Maeda Says He Will Leave MLB After 2025 to Resume Career in Japan in 2026

Masahiro Tanaka Moves One Win From 200 Japan-MLB Victories With Five-Inning, One-Run Start

Roki Sasaki Cleared for Simulated Game as Dodgers Eye Early September Return

Yu Darvish Breaks Combined NPB-MLB Wins Record in Dominant Start

Hall of Fame Debuts Transpacific Baseball Exhibit as Ichiro Suzuki Prepares for Enshrinement

Dodgers Rally to Sweep Diamondbacks Series with Stellar Pitching and Timely Hits

Dodgers Place Roki Sasaki on Injured List as Rotation Woes Deepen

Dodgers' Roki Sasaki Faces Scrutiny After Velocity Drop and Rough Outing