free agent

noun

: a professional athlete (such as a baseball player) who is free to negotiate a contract with any team

free agency noun

Examples of free agent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But Stan Kasten, president and CEO of the Dodgers, underestimated how much signing Ohtani as a free agent before this season would lift his franchise off the field. —

Sean Gregory, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024 The Yankees also signed pitcher Gerrit Cole as a free agent in 2019. Cole, who grew up in Orange County and spurned bids from the Dodgers and Angels, is the Yankees’ starting pitcher in Game 1. —

Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024 Bamba signed with the Clippers as a free agent after being let go by the Philadelphia 76ers. —

Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 22 Oct. 2024 The two prize free agent signees two years ago helped get this team its first title. —

Doug Feinberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for free agent

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