open market
noun
: an economic market in which prices are based on competition among private businesses and not controlled by a government : free market
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One player still on the open market is long-time Baltimore Orioles slugger Anthony Santander.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Burnes will join Merrill Kelly and Eduardo Rodriguez, who were both signed on the open market in previous years.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Few wings on the open market have matched his recent production.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
More wrenches were thrown into the process when Juan Soto’s record signing with the New York Mets created new potential suitors in Hernández’s free agency, as the next-best free-agent outfielder on the open market.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Burnes will join Merrill Kelly and Eduardo Rodriguez, who were both signed on the open market in previous years.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Few wings on the open market have matched his recent production.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
More wrenches were thrown into the process when Juan Soto’s record signing with the New York Mets created new potential suitors in Hernández’s free agency, as the next-best free-agent outfielder on the open market.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Open market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20market. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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