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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Like Donovan, Nootbaar will be a free agent come 2028.
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Katie Woo, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
As the free agent market continues to develop, Boston will face heavy competition to sign All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
Chestnut joined the Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2022.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 Dec. 2025
But after Robinson exercised the early-termination option in his contract to become a free agent this past summer, the Heat and Robinson could not make the math work for a return.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
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Katie Woo, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
As the free agent market continues to develop, Boston will face heavy competition to sign All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
Chestnut joined the Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2022.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 Dec. 2025
But after Robinson exercised the early-termination option in his contract to become a free agent this past summer, the Heat and Robinson could not make the math work for a return.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
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“Free agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20agent. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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