Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani has narrowed his choices down to seven serious contenders according to Sirius XM baseball insider Jim Bowden.

Ohtani is now considering only the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs.

There are no other teams that are still in it according to Bowden’s sources. 

Ohtani was put up for bid Friday by the Pacific League's Nippon Ham Fighters for the maximum $20 million posting fee. The 23-year-old has until 11:59 p.m. EST on Dec. 22 to agree to a contract with an MLB team.

The 23-year-old is limited to a minor league contract because of restrictions imposed by the MLB collective bargaining agreement. 

Ohtani has spent the last five seasons with the Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan’s NPB putting up impressive numbers on both sides of the diamond. For his career, the Japanese international has a 42-15 record with a 2.52 ERA and 624 strikeouts in 543 innings, and a .286 batting average with 48 homers and 166 RBI.

The 2016 Pacific League MVP was hampered by thigh and ankle injuries in 2017 and only managed to pitch in five games, compiling a 3-2 record with 3.20 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 25.1 innings pitched. In 65 games at the plate, he hit .332/.403/.540 with eight home runs, 31 RBI and 16 doubles.