Did you think all that Japanese baseball talent hit a pause once Roki Sasaki was LA-bound? Wrong! Seems like there are plenty of fish in the sea, and Japan has more than a handful of talented players- one of whose names has popped up again and again—Kazuma Okamoto. And if you haven’t heard, well, consider this your full primer on one of Japan’s most talented baseball players.

Okamoto, born on June 30, 1996, spent his professional career with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball. After 11 years of dominance, all-star appearances, and postseason heroics, he is taking his shot at the majors. He, alongside Kona Takahashi, has officially entered the MLB posting system—opening the door to 30 other teams to negotiate with him.

But before the frenzy starts, let’s understand a littl

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