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We get an up-close-and-personal scouting report on new Blue Jay Kazuma Okamoto
Guest: Former Blue Jays all-star slugger Justin Smoak
This week in Deep Left Field, we find out about the Blue Jays' new free-agent acquisition, Kazuma Okamoto, from someone who played with him.
Justin Smoak, a five-year Jay and an all-star in 2017, when he hit 38 home runs, played his final professional season in Japan in 2021 as a teammate of Okamoto's, and joins us to give his up-close-and-personal scouting report on the Jays' $60 million (US) man, as well as some memories of playing with 20-year-old Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
You'll also hear highlights of Okamoto's introductory news…
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