Shohei Ohtani seems to be narrowing his list of possible destinations when he makes the jump to the MLB next season.

According to TSN's Scott Mitchell, the Toronto Blue Jays have been informed the highly coveted Japanese pitcher/outfielder will not be signing with the team.

The Blue Jays' American East rivals have also been left out of the Ohtani sweepstakes. Sources say the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox have also been informed that Ohtani will not be signing with their respective teams.

It is believed that Ohtani's representatives told the Yankees that they will not be among the teams invited to make an in-person presentation to the 23-year-old Japanese prospect.

Major League Baseball approved of the Japanese posting system on Dec. 1 and the pitches began with many believing that the Yankees would be the frontrunners.

However, according to Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports, Ohtani is telling teams that he prefers a small market.

MLB.com's Bryan Hoch reports that Yankees general manager Brian Cashman was disappointed by the news, but added that if, "he was a West Coast team in a smaller market, he'd be excited right now."

Along with the three aforementioned American League East clubs, Ohtani has reportedly declined to meet with the Tampa Bay Rays, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins and Oakland Athletics. In the National League, the Washington Nationals, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates and Arizona Diamondbacks have also reportedly been thrown out of the Ohtani sweepstakes.

According to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal, the American League's Los Angeles Angels, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers and National League's Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres will be having in-person meetings with Ohtani.

Meanwhile, the status of the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals and Philadelphia Phillies is currently unclear.

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 23-year-old 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.

Ohtani looks to be one of the first Major Leaguers to both pitch and hit, whether it’s as a designated hitter or outfielder, on a regular basis.

MLB teams have until Dec. 22 at 11:59 p.m. ET to reach a deal to sign Ohtani to a contract.