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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Blackwood, who was drafted by the Devils in 2015 and played with the team from 2018 to 2023, is a pending unrestricted free agent.
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Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
The New York Mets have a gaping hole to fill at first base now that Pete Alonso is officially a free agent.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
The Yankees outfielder is a free agent and expected to sign the second-largest contract in American sports history.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Nov. 2024
Every few votes, someone ends up at the bottom and becomes a super important free agent vote in the war between new power factions.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
The New York Mets have a gaping hole to fill at first base now that Pete Alonso is officially a free agent.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
The Yankees outfielder is a free agent and expected to sign the second-largest contract in American sports history.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Nov. 2024
Every few votes, someone ends up at the bottom and becomes a super important free agent vote in the war between new power factions.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Free agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20agent. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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