Kazuma Okamoto News: Likely to be posted this offseason

Okamoto is likely to be posted by the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball this offseason, Yakyu Cosmopolitan reports.

Okamoto is slated to become the first-ever position player posted by the Giants. The 29-year-old slashed .327/.416/.598 with 15 home runs over 69 games in an injury-shortened 2025 campaign for Yomiuri, and from 2018-to-2024 he averaged 33 home runs per season. Okamoto has mostly played the corner infield spots in NPB but also has some experience in the outfield.