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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The Mets had a tumultuous offseason but ultimately brought in an impressive haul, adding top free agent bat Bo Bichette and new ace Freddy Peralta after losing slugger Pete Alonso and closer Edwin Diaz in free agency.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Denver also cracked the lid on external free agent signings, agreeing to a one-year deal with former Cincinnati safety and core special teamer Tycen Anderson.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
Bowen signed as a minor-league free agent and excited the Padres this spring.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
Stafford, on the heels of his NFL MVP season, is working in the second year of a 2-year, $84 million contract which will push his career earnings over $450 million and separate him further from Aaron Rodgers, the second-highest career earner at $395, pending a free agent deal.
—Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Denver also cracked the lid on external free agent signings, agreeing to a one-year deal with former Cincinnati safety and core special teamer Tycen Anderson.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
Bowen signed as a minor-league free agent and excited the Padres this spring.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
Stafford, on the heels of his NFL MVP season, is working in the second year of a 2-year, $84 million contract which will push his career earnings over $450 million and separate him further from Aaron Rodgers, the second-highest career earner at $395, pending a free agent deal.
—Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Free agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20agent. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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