free agent

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And no matter what happens with LIV, its marquee attraction is set to become a free agent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The so-called “transfer portal” – a period when college athletes make it known that they are willing to switch schools – operates like a free agent market in pro sports leagues.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Weeks later, he became a free agent, signing a one-year, $21.05-million contract with the Boston Red Sox.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 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

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