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 Advertisement The veteran slugger will be a free agent this offseason. —

Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024 Kahnle and Weaver were free agent singings, but under very different circumstances. —

Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024 Financial commitments from the Lynx and Liberty have helped attract coveted free agents, especially after top player movement expanded following changes introduced in the 2019 collective bargaining agreement. —

Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2024 Perhaps the most likely candidate to keep the seat warm is Champagnie, a former undrafted free agent who started 59 times at small forward last season. —

Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for free agent

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