on waivers

idiom

baseball

—used to describe a process by which a player is removed from a team and is made available to be chosen by other teams

He was placed on waivers.

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The Kansas City Chiefs are among the teams interested in claiming wide receiver Diontae Johnson on waivers Monday. —

Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024 Iglesias signed a minor league contract last offseason while the Mets traded for Torrens after losing catcher Tomas Nido on waivers. —

Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024 In 27 games this year, Wahlstrom had 2-2-4 totals before being placed on waivers last Friday. —

Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 17 Dec. 2024 Cornerback Emmanuel Forbes, who the Washington Commanders drafted as a first-round pick in 2023, has been claimed by the Los Angeles Rams after being placed on waivers, per Ian Rapoport. —

Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on waivers