free agent

Example Sentences

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Skubal, who is set to become a free agent next winter, pitched just three innings against Great Britain in the opening round and then left the team to return to the Detroit Tigers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

It led to him getting taken off the Reds’ 40-man roster at the end of last season and sent to triple-A Louisville — a minor league assignment he rejected, making him a free agent.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

His two-year, $34.25-million contract extension expired after last season, making him a free agent.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

This year’s free agent class is widely viewed as unusually thin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

I know where the others are, and although, under any other circumstances, I’d be better off as a free agent, I’m thinking our strange little fellowship might be worth maintaining.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman