A total of 153 players have become free agents following the end of the World Series and several dozen more potentially can go free depending on whether team, player and mutual options are exercised.

El cerrador de los Mets Edwin Díaz sobresalió entre los jugadores que rechazaron opciones de jugador o ejercieron cláusulas de salida para convertirse en agentes libres el martes.

UPDATE: Alex Bregman officially made the decision to opt-out yesterday. The piece below was originally published on October 14, 2025. Were you by any chance looking for something to endlessly talk about until the last week of February? You’re in luck.

Happy Tuesday, Red Sox Nation! To the surprise of absolutely nobody, Alex Bregman officially opted out of his deal on Monday. The Red Sox will have to compete with 29 other teams for his services, although several of those teams probably won’t be seriously interested because they’re cheap and waiting for a hypothetical future salary cap.