free agent

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And he only had four years of Nippon Professional Baseball experience before deciding to leave Japan, posting early and signing as an international amateur free agent last year, as Shohei Ohtani did in 2017.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Chelsea had been favourites to sign her as a free agent after contract renewal discussions broke down.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

He was a free agent at the time the essay was published, and so it remained unclear whether coming out would end his NBA career.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

He is expected to opt out of his deal that will pay him $14.8 million and become a free agent, according to people familiar with the situation not authorized to comment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

There’s no intermediate point in the process in which you confront the potential employer as a free agent, entitled to cut her own deal.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich