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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Hicks became a free agent at the end of that season, and signed with the Giants on January 18, 2024.
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Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Adding free agent Jaire Alexander would change the complexion of things at cornerback.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 16 June 2025
But this is baseball’s version of the Luka Doncic trade in the NBA – nobody expected Boston to move on from Devers, who signed with the team as a 16-year-ols international free agent out of the Dominican Republic in 2013.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2025
Adams was scheduled to become a free agent and was being linked to multiple teams.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
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Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Adding free agent Jaire Alexander would change the complexion of things at cornerback.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 16 June 2025
But this is baseball’s version of the Luka Doncic trade in the NBA – nobody expected Boston to move on from Devers, who signed with the team as a 16-year-ols international free agent out of the Dominican Republic in 2013.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2025
Adams was scheduled to become a free agent and was being linked to multiple teams.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
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“Free agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20agent. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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