The New York Yankees are among the teams that have expressed interest in signing Japanese ace Roki Sasaki this offseason, according to MLB.com's Bryan Hoch.

Per MLB.com's Thomas Harrigan, Nippon Professional Baseball's Chiba Lotte Marines announced Saturday that they will post Sasaki this offseason, paving the way for him to play in Major League Baseball next season.

Despite being just 23 years of age, Sasaki is a two-time NPB All-Star, he has thrown one perfect game and he holds the NPB single-game record with 19 strikeouts.

Over the course of his four seasons with Chiba Lotte, Sasaki has been a dominant force, going 30-15 with a 2.02 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and 524 strikeouts in 414.2 innings.

He also played for Japan in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, going 1-0 with a 3.52 ERA and 11 strikeouts over 7.2 innings for a squad that beat the United States in the championship game.

On Team Japan, Sasaki played alongside Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who signed a 12-year, $325 million contract with the Dodgers after getting posted last offseason.

Yamamoto had a 3.00 ERA in 18 regular-season starts for the Dodgers and played a significant role in them beating the Yankees in the World Series.

Unlike Yamamoto, there will be restrictions on the type of contract Sasaki can sign since he is not yet 25 years old.

If Sasaki signs with a team, he will be under team control for at least six seasons before being eligible to become a free agent. He is also subject to international bonus pool money restrictions.

Harrigan noted that the Dodgers are expected to be players for Sasaki after signing both Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani last offseason, both of whom were Sasaki's teammates in the World Baseball Classic.

However, since the Dodgers can't simply outspend everyone for Sasaki based on the restrictions in place, other teams figure to have a strong opportunity to sign him as well.

The Yankees could provide the same type of big market and winning environment, plus they are capable of spending as much as allowable to sign Sasaki.

New York is set to return each of its top six starting pitchers from last season in Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodón, Luis Gil, Clarke Schmidt, Nestor Cortes and Marcus Stroman, however, Sasaki could give them a true No. 2 or No. 3 behind Cole.

The Yankees have also had some enormous success signing Japanese players over the years, including 2009 World Series MVP Hideki Matsui and starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, who was a two-time All-Star and had a career playoff ERA of 3.33 with the Yanks.

Of course, the Yankees' primary focus is re-signing outfielder Juan Soto, who is testing free agency after hitting .288 with 41 home runs and 109 RBI in his only season in New York.

If the Yankees can find a way to come out of the offseason with both Soto and Sasaki, they may be viewed as the team to beat entering the 2025 campaign.