Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association have agreed to a new posting system that will allow Shohei Ohtani to sign for the 2018 season.

The posting system used in recent years will remain in place this offseason, while some modifications will take effect next offseason, according to sources.

MLB and Nippon Professional Baseball had already settled on a new framework to replace the old agreement, which expired earlier this month, and the union's approval was the final obstacle remaining for Ohtani to leave the Nippon Ham Fighters.