The Padres remain in the running for Shohei Ohtani, the star two-way free agent from Japan, according to a report from MLB Network's Jon Heyman.

Ohtani, who was posted by the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters on Friday, has until Dec. 22 to sign with a big league club. On Sunday, reports began to surface regarding which teams will meet with Ohtani in the coming days, and the Padres are one of the clubs who will get to do so.