Okamoto's Blue Jays Debut: Home Run & Hype

0:00It's March 29, I'm Cory with the story, and this is MLB News Today. Your AI-powered baseball briefing. Kazuma Okamoto just smashed his first major league home run for the Toronto Blue Jays, a 420-foot bomb to right center in the 4th, ending on Sunday. The Japanese star is wasting no time making ways in Toronto after signing with the team. He's already looking sharp all around, reaching base three times and scoring the winning run on opening day. Offensively, he fits right in, and the Jays are batting him all over the order, from 7th to 2nd and now 5th. Team mates like Vladimir Guerrero Jr. couldn't contain their excitement, rushing out for the celebration with their signature handshake in bow. Fans are going wild too, turning every Okamoto mentioned into social media gold. Manager John Schneider says the baseball world hasn't caught on yet to how big a deal Okamoto is back home, where he crushed 248. Motor homers, including a 41-homer season.

1:01With this kind of star before April even hits, the Blue Jays lineup just got a whole lot deeper, and Toronto's buzzing for what's next from their new.