Infielder Kazuma Okamoto and Blue Jays finalize $60 million, 4-year contract

TORONTO (AP) — Infielder Kazuma Okamoto and the Toronto Blue Jays finalized their $60 million, four-year contract Sunday.

Okamoto will get a $5 million signing bonus, a $7 million salary this year and $16 million in each of the following three seasons.

To open a roster spot, Toronto designated right-hander Paxton Schultz for assignment.

A six-time All-Star, Okamoto has a .277 average with 248 homers and 717 RBIs in 11 Japanese big league seasons, leading the Central League in home runs in 2020, 2021 and 2023.