free agent
noun
: a professional athlete (such as a baseball player) who is free to negotiate a contract with any team
free agency
noun
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The Blue Jays have also fallen short on a lot of different free agent targets.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
His rise from free agent to ace special teamer was one of Rivera’s success stories.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Those kinds of vindictive and personal comments have been and will continue to be deterrents to prospective free agents, both players and coaches.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
Yet as appears to be the case with Araujo, Barca could look to try and cash in on De Jong who becomes a free agent past June 30, 2026 and has thus far been reluctant to renew his contract.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
His rise from free agent to ace special teamer was one of Rivera’s success stories.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Those kinds of vindictive and personal comments have been and will continue to be deterrents to prospective free agents, both players and coaches.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
Yet as appears to be the case with Araujo, Barca could look to try and cash in on De Jong who becomes a free agent past June 30, 2026 and has thus far been reluctant to renew his contract.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Free agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20agent. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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