The following players are set to become free agents for the 2025-2026 offseason. The player’s age in 2026 is in brackets. The cutoff for this list is typically 50 at-bats or 20 innings pitched in the Majors this year.
Updated 10/20/25
Catchers
Austin Barnes (36)
Victor Caratini (32)
Elias Diaz (35) – $7 million mutual option with a $2 million buyout
Eric Haase (33)
José Herrera (29)
Danny Jansen (31) – $12 million mutual option with a $500,000 buyout
Lucas Maile (35)
James McCann (36)
Tom Murphy (35) – $4 million club option with a $250,000 buyout
Thomas Nido (32)
Salvador Perez (36) – $13.5 million club option with a $2 million buyout
JT Realmuto (35)
Gary Sánchez (33)
Jacob Stallings (36)
Matt Thaiss (31)
Christian Vazquez (35)
First Basic Men
Pete Alonso (31) – can opt out with one year and $24 million remaining term
Luis Arraez (29)
Jos Bell (33)
Wilmer Flores (34)
Ty France (31)
Paul Goudschmidt (38)
Rhys Hoskins (33) – $18 million mutual option with a $4 million buyout
Connor Joe (33)
Munetaka Murakami (26)
Jos Naylor (29)
Ryan O’Hearn (32)
Salvador Perez (36) – $13.5 million club option with a $2 million buyout
Carlos Santana (40)
Dominicus Smit (31)
Donovan Solano (38)
Rowdy Tellez (31)
Abraham Toro (29)
Justin Turner (41) – $10 million mutual option with a $2 million buyout
LaMonte Wade Jr. (32)
Second basemen
Ozzie Albies (29) – $7 million club option with a $4 million buyout
Cavan Biggio (31)
Kyle Farmer (34) – $4 million mutual option with a $750,000 buyout
Adam Frazier (34)
Jose Iglesias (36)
Nicky López (31)
Brandon Lowe (31) – $11.5 million club option with a $500,000 buyout
Jorge Mateo (31)
Jorge Polanco (32) – $6 million player option
Luis Rengifo (29)
Brenda Rodgers (29)
Amed Rosario (30)
Gleyber Torres (29)
Short stops
Jacob Amaya (27)
Tim Anderson (33)
Orlando Arcia (31)
Bo Bichette (28)
Willi Castro (29)
Ha-Seong Kim (30) – can opt out for a remaining period of one year and $16 million
Isiah Kiner-Fear (31)
Dylan Moore (33)
Kevin Newman (32)
Miguel Rojas (37)
Zack Short (31)
Trevor Story (33) – can opt out for the remaining two years and $55 million
Third basemen
Jon Berti (36)
Alex Bregman (32) – can forego the remaining two years and $80 million
Paul DeJong (32)
Enrique Hernández (34)
Yoan Moncada (31)
Max Muncy (35) – $10 million club option
Munetaka Murakami (26)
Luis Rengifo (29)
Emmanuel Rivera (30)
Eugene Suarez (34)
Abraham Toro (29)
Luis Urias (29)
Gio Urshela (34)
Ildemar Vargas (34)
Tyler Wade (31) – $1 million club option without buyout
Left fielders
Miguel Andujar (31)
Mark Canha (37)
Michael Conforto (33)
Bryan De La Cruz (29)
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (32) – $18 million player option
Austin Hays (30) – $12 million mutual option with a $1 million buyout
Sam Hilliard (32)
Connor Joe (33)
Jarred Kelenic (26)
Tyler O’Neill (31) – can opt out of the final two years and $33 million
Tommy Pham (38)
Rob Refsnyder (35)
Chris Taylor (35)
Alex Verdugo (30)
Jesse Knipper (32)
Center fielders
Harrison Bader (32) – $10 million mutual option with a $1.5 million buyout
Trent Grisham (29)
Garrett Hampson (31)
Travis Jankowski (35)
Manuel Margot (31)
Carlo Mullins (31)
Luis Robert Jr. (28) – $20 million club option with a $2 million buyout
Leody Tavera’s (27)
Right fielders
Cody Bellinger (30) – $25 million player option with a $5 million buyout
Adam Frazier (34)
Randal Grichuk (34) – $5 million mutual option with a $3 million buyout
Jason Heyward (36)
Max Kepler (33)
Ramon Laureano (31) – $6.5 million club option
Starling Marte (37)
Tyler O’Neill (31) – can opt out of the final two years and $33 million
Joshua Palacios (30)
Hunter Renfroe (34)
Austin Slater (33)
Avenue Thomas (30)
Kyle Tucker (29)
Mike Yastrzemski (35)
Designated hitters
Mitch Garver (35) – $12 million mutual option with a $1 million buyout
Rhys Hoskins (33) – $18 million mutual option with a $4 million buyout
Andreas McCutchen (39)
Ryan O’Hearn (32)
Marcel Ozuna (35)
Joc Pederson (34) – $18.5 million player option (if Pederson opts out, Rangers can void the club option by exercising a two-year, $37 million club option)
Kyle Schwarber (33)
Justin Turner (41) – $10 million mutual option with a $2 million buyout
Jesse Knipper (32)
Starting pitchers
Tyler Anderson (36)
Chris Bassitt (37)
Shane Bieber (31) – $16 million player option with a $4 million buyout
Paul Blackburn (32)
JT Brubaker (32)
Walker Bühler (31)
Canning griffin (30)
Carlos Carrasco (39)
Dylan stops (30)
Aaron Civale (31)
Alex Cobb (38)
Patrick Korbin (36)
Nestor Cortes (31)
Nabil Crismatt (31)
Anthony DeSclafani (36)
Zach Eflin (32)
Erik Fedde (33)
Jack Flaherty (30) – $20 million player option
Chris Flexen (31)
Zac Gallen (30)
Lucas Giolito (30) – $19 million mutual option with a $1.5 million buyout
Austin Gomber (32)
Jon Gray (34)
Kyle Hart (33) – $5 million club option with a $1 million buyout
Andreas Heaney (35)
Kyle Hendriks (36)
Adriaan Houser (33)
Shota Imanaga (32) – $57 million club option for 2026-28 or $15 million player option for 2026
Jakob Junis (33)
Merrill Kelly (37)
Michael King (31) – $15 million mutual option with a $3.75 million buyout
Zack Littell (30)
Michael Lorenzen (34) – $12 million mutual option with a $1.5 million buyout if team rejects his ending
Kenta Maeda (38)
Tyler Mahle (31)
German Marquez (31)
Nick Martínez (35)
Steven Matz (35)
Dustin May (28)
Triston McKenzie (28)
John Means (33) – $6 million club option without buyout
Miles Mikolas (37)
Wade Miley (39)
Frankie Montas (33) – can opt out for a remaining period of one year and $17 million
Jordan Montgomery (33)
Charlie Morton (42)
Chris Paddack (30)
Freddy Peralta (30) – $8 million club option without buyout
Martin Perez (35) – $10 million mutual option with a $1.5 million buyout
Cal Quantrill (31)
Jose Quintana (37) – $15 million mutual option with a $2 million buyout
Colin Rea (35) – $6 million club option with a $750,000 buyout
Chris Sale (37) – $18 million club option
Max Scherzer (41)
Michael Soroka (28)
Marcus Stroman (35)
Ranger Suarez (30)
Tomoyuki Sugano (36)
José Ures (34)
Jose Urquidy (31) – $4 million club option
Framer Valdez (32)
Justin Verlander (43)
Jake Woodford (29)
Brandon Woodruff (32) – $20 million mutual option with a $10 million buyout
Right-handed relievers
Shawn Armstrong (35)
Scott Barlow (33) – $6.5 million club option with a $1 million buyout
Scott Blewett (30)
Ryan Brasier (38)
John Brebbia (36)
Nabil Crismatt (31)
Chris Devenski (35)
Alexis Diaz (29)
Edwin Diaz (32) – can forego the remaining two years and $38 million
Seranthony Dominguez (31)
Dane Dunning (31)
Pete Fairbanks (32) – $11 million club option with a $1 million buyout
Kyle Finnegan (34)
Chris Flexen (31)
Luis Garcia (39)
Kendall Graveman (35)
Chad green (35)
Hunter Harvey (31)
Ryan Helsley (31)
Liam Hendriks (36) – $12 million mutual option with a $2 million buyout
Carlos Hernández (29)
Raisel Iglesias (36)
Lucas Jackson (32)
Kenley Jansen (38)
Pierce Johnson (35) – $7 million club option with a $250,000 buyout
Jakob Junis (33)
Tommy Kahnle (35)
Brad Keller (30)
Tyler Kinley (35) – $5 million club option with a $750,000 buyout
Andrew Kittredge (36) – $9 million club option with a $1 million buyout
Michael Kopech (30)
José Leclerc (32)
Jonathan Loaisiga (31) – $5MM club option without buyout
Jorge López (33)
Chris Martin (40)
Nick Martínez (35)
Phil Maton (33)
Shelby Molenaar (35)
Rafael Montero (35)
Andres Muñoz (27) – $6 million club option
Hector Neris (37)
Adam Ottavino (40)
EMILIO PAGE (35)
Ryan Pressly (37)
Tanner Rainey (33)
Erasmo Ramirez (36)
Tyler Rogers (35)
Jordan Romano (33)
Joe Ross (33)
Taylor Scott (34)
Paul Sewald (36) – $10 million mutual option with a $1 million buyout
Lucas Sims (32)
Drew Smith (32) – $2 million club option
Ryne Stanek (34)
Chris Stratton (35)
Hunter Strickland (37)
Robert Suarez (35) – two-year, $16 million player option for 2026-2027
Erik Swanson (32)
Lou Trivino (34)
José Ures (34)
Lucas Wever (32)
Devin Williams (31)
Brian Wilson (28)
Kirby Yates (39)
Left-handed saviors
Scott Alexander (36)
Tyler Alexander (31)
Jose Alvarado (31) – $9 million club option with a $500,000 buyout
Jalen Beeks (32)
Ryan Borucki (32)
Genesis Cabrera (29)
Andreas Chafin (36)
Danny Coulombe (36)
Caleb Ferguson (29)
Tim Hill (36) – $3 million club option with a $350,000 buyout
Tim Mayza (34)
TJ McFarland (37)
Hobby Milner (35)
AJ Minter (32) – $11 million player option
Sean Newcomb (33)
Wandy Peralta (34) – $4.45MM player option (contract also includes $4.45MM player option for 2027)
Cionel Perez (30)
Colin Poche (32)
Drew Pomeranz (37)
Brooks Raley (38) – $4.75 million club option with a $750,000 buyout
Taylor Rogers (35)
Gregory Soto (31)
Brent Suter (36) – $3 million club option with a $250,000 buyout
Caleb Thielbar (39)
Justin Wilson (38)
Ryan Yarbrough (34)
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