free agent

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

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Recent Examples on the Web Otherwise, the Dodgers’ Chris Taylor is set to be an unrestricted free agent in 2022. — Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021 Choosing loyalty over the chance to be an unrestricted free agent next summer and play somewhere else, Aleksander Barkov has agreed to an eight-year extension with the Panthers, the team announced Friday. — BostonGlobe.com, 9 Oct. 2021 Choosing loyalty over the chance to be an unrestricted free agent next summer and play somewhere else, Barkov has agreed to an eight-year extension with the Panthers, the team announced Friday. — Tim Reynolds, sun-sentinel.com, 8 Oct. 2021 One reason why the Cardinals were so willing to let Peterson walk this year as an unrestricted free agent is because of the growth and development of Murphy. — Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic, 30 Sep. 2021 Tight end Dalton Schultz, scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent next March, boosted his market on the national stage. — David Moore, Dallas News, 28 Sep. 2021 LaVine is set to become an unrestricted free agent next summer and would be perhaps the best player on the market. — Jamal Collier, chicagotribune.com, 26 Sep. 2021 Tretter, 30, has been a rock of stability since signing with the Browns as an unrestricted free agent in 2017, and hasn’t missed a snap despite some injuries, including a high ankle sprain. — cleveland, 5 Sep. 2021 Baez, who is making more than $11 million this year, is an unrestricted free agent and will, apparently, be looking for a team where the paying customers are not allowed to express their opinions. — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Aug. 2021

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