Toronto Blue Jays rookie Kazuma Okamoto hits his 22nd home run on Friday night to tie Shohei Ohtani’s major-league record for the most homers by a Japanese-born rookie in a single season. The milestone comes during a 5–3 win over the San Diego Padres. Okamoto takes reliever Jhony Brito’s 95-mph sinker and drives it into the left-field seats for a three-run homer in the fifth inning, with one out. The blast gives Toronto a 5–2 lead, with the Blue Jays ultimately winning 5–3. All sources note that Ohtani set the prior benchmark in 2018 while playing for the Los Angeles Angels. The reporting attributes the key hit to Okamoto’s power in the middle innings and links the achievement directly to tying Ohtani’s Japanese-born rookie home run total.