For a few minutes, this one felt like it could actually be a Padres win. The chatter made it sound like the San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, and the Los Angeles Angels were the ones trading punches for Kazuma Okamoto’s signature.
And then Toronto did the thing Toronto has kept doing this winter: stepping in like the “we’re done playing around” team and ending the conversation.
Padres miss on Kazuma Okamoto as the Blue Jays keep winning the winter
The Blue Jays have signed Okamoto, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan, and yes — he’s a Boras client, which usually means if you’re not willing to keep pushing, you’re not crossing the finish line.