free agent
noun
: a professional athlete (such as a baseball player) who is free to negotiate a contract with any team
free agency
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Per Shams Charania of ESPN, free agent guards De'Anthony Melton and Gary Payton II are slated to sign deals that will bring them back to Golden State in 2025-26, sources inform Shams Charania of ESPN.
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
This offseason, there are plenty of teams that will be looking for a middle of the order bat at first base and Naylor will be the second-best first base option on the free agent board behind the Mets’ Pete Alonso.
—Jim Bowden, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
This past offseason, free agent shortstop Willy Adames was allowed to walk to the San Francisco Giants for seven years, $182 million.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2025
He is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent after the 2026 season.
—Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
This offseason, there are plenty of teams that will be looking for a middle of the order bat at first base and Naylor will be the second-best first base option on the free agent board behind the Mets’ Pete Alonso.
—Jim Bowden, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
This past offseason, free agent shortstop Willy Adames was allowed to walk to the San Francisco Giants for seven years, $182 million.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2025
He is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent after the 2026 season.
—Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Free agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20agent. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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