2026-27 MLB Free Agents
The following players project to become free agents after the 2026 season. The player’s 2027 age is in parentheses. For MLBTR’s list of 2025-26 free agents, click here.
Updated 3-19-26
Catchers
Travis d’Arnaud (38)
Elias Diaz (36)
Mitch Garver (36)
Austin Hedges (34)
Jonah Heim (32)
Kyle Higashioka (37)
Danny Jansen (32)
Ryan Jeffers (30)
Carson Kelly (32) – $7.5MM mutual option with a $1.5MM buyout
Andrew Knizner (32)
Luke Maile (36)
James McCann (37)
Reese McGuire (32)
Jake Rogers (32)
Gary Sanchez (34)
Tyler Stephenson (30)
Luis Torrens (31)
Christian Vazquez (36)
First Basemen
Jake Bauers (31)
Alec Bohm (30)
Yandy Diaz (35) – $10MM club option
Ty France (32)
Paul Goldschmidt (39)
Rhys Hoskins (34)
Nathaniel Lowe (31)
Ryan Mountcastle (30)
Carlos Santana (41)
Dominic Smith (32)
LaMonte Wade Jr. (33)
Second Basemen
Ozzie Albies (30) – $7MM club option
Luis Arraez (30)
Bo Bichette (29) – can opt out of remaining two years, $84MM, resulting in a $5MM buyout
Cavan Biggio (32)
Jazz Chisholm Jr. (29)
Mauricio Dubon (32)
Thairo Estrada (31)
Kyle Farmer (35)
Adam Frazier (35)
Luis Garcia Jr. (27)
Nico Hoerner (30)
Jonathan India (30)
Brandon Lowe (32)
Gavin Lux (29)
Nick Madrigal (30)
Dylan Moore (34)
Brendan Rodgers (30)
Amed Rosario (31)
Gleyber Torres (30)
Luis Urias (30)
Ildemaro Vargas (35)
Shortstops
Orlando Arcia (32)
J.P. Crawford (32)
Paul DeJong (33)
Mauricio Dubon (32)
Ha-Seong Kim (31)
Isiah Kiner-Falefa (32)
Jorge Mateo (32)
Kevin Newman (33)
Third Basemen
Bo Bichette (29) – can opt out of remaining two years, $84MM, resulting in a $5MM buyout
Alec Bohm (30)
Jeimer Candelario (33)
Jazz Chisholm Jr. (29)
Mauricio Dubon (32)
Santiago Espinal (32)
Kiké Hernandez (35)
Jonathan India (30)
Yoan Moncada (32)
Anthony Rendon (37)
Luis Rengifo (30)
Josh Rojas (33)
Edmundo Sosa (31)
Ramon Urias (33)
Gio Urshela (35)
Left Fielders
Miguel Andujar (32)
Randy Arozarena (32)
Jake Bauers (31)
Mark Canha (38)
Dylan Carlson (28)
Michael Conforto (34)
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (33) – $14MM club option with a $5MM buyout
Sam Haggerty (33)
Ian Happ (32)
Austin Hays (31) – mutual option
Jonathan India (30)
Ramon Laureano (32)
Gavin Lux (29)
Chas McCormick (32)
Rob Refsnyder (36)
Chris Taylor (36)
Alex Verdugo (31)
Taylor Ward (33)
Center Fielders
Trent Grisham (30)
Garrett Hampson (32)
Jeff McNeil (35) – $15.75MM club option with a $2MM buyout
Cedric Mullins (32)
Luis Robert Jr. (29) – $20MM club option with a $2MM buyout
Victor Robles (30) – $9MM club option with a $500K buyout
Myles Straw (32) – $8MM club option with a $1.75MM buyout
Tyrone Taylor (33)
Lane Thomas (31)
Daulton Varsho (30)
Tyler Wade (32)
Right Fielders
Ronald Acuña Jr. (29) – $17MM club option with a $10MM buyout
Nick Castellanos (35)
Jake Fraley (32)
Adolis Garcia (34)
Randal Grichuk (35)
Ramon Laureano (32)
Austin Slater (34)
Jorge Soler (35)
George Springer (37)
Seiya Suzuki (32)
Mike Tauchman (36)
Designated Hitters
Josh Bell (34) – mutual option
Yandy Diaz (35) – $10MM club option
Starling Marte (38)
Andrew McCutchen (40)
Marcell Ozuna (36) – $16MM mutual option with a $1.5MM buyout
Joc Pederson (35)
Jorge Soler (35)
George Springer (37)
Eugenio Suarez (35) – mutual option
Seiya Suzuki (32)
Starting Pitchers
Sandy Alcantara (31) – $21MM club option with a $2MM buyout
Chris Bassitt (38)
Jose Berrios (33) – can opt out of remaining two years, $48MM
Shane Bieber (32)
Paul Blackburn (33)
Matthew Boyd (36) – $15MM mutual option with a $2MM buyout
Kris Bubic (29)
Walker Buehler (32)
Corbin Burnes (32) – can opt out of remaining four years and $140MM
Griffin Canning (31)
Carlos Carrasco (40)
Aaron Civale (32)
Zach Eflin (33)
Erick Fedde (34)
Jack Flaherty (31)
Kyle Freeland (34) – $17MM player option for 2027 with 170 innings pitched in 2026
Zac Gallen (31)
Luis Garcia (30)
Kevin Gausman (36)
Austin Gomber (33)
Tony Gonsolin (33)
Sonny Gray (37) – $30MM club option with a $5MM buyout
Foster Griffin (31)
Kyle Hart (34) – club option
Clay Holmes (34) – can opt out of remaining one year, $12MM
Tatsuya Imai (29) – can opt out of remaining two years, $36MM
Shota Imanaga (33)
Michael King (32) – can opt out of remaining two years, $53MM for a $5MM buyout
Zack Littell (31) – mutual option
Michael Lorenzen (35)
Tyler Mahle (32)
German Marquez (32)
Nick Martinez (36)
Dustin May (29)
Lance McCullers Jr. (33)
John Means (34)
Miles Mikolas (38)
Casey Mize (30)
Frankie Montas (34)
Jordan Montgomery (34)
Chris Paddack (31)
Freddy Peralta (31)
Martin Perez (36)
David Peterson (31)
Nick Pivetta (34) – $14MM player option barring injury
Cal Quantrill (32)
Jose Quintana (38)
Drew Rasmussen (31) – $8MM club option with a $500K buyout
Colin Rea (36) – $7.5MM club option with a $1MM buyout
Trevor Rogers (29)
Patrick Sandoval (29)
Max Scherzer (42)
Antonio Senzatela (32) – $14MM club option
Luis Severino (33) – $22MM player option
Brady Singer (30)
Tarik Skubal (30)
Michael Soroka (29)
Jeffrey Springs (34) – $15MM club option with a $750K buyout
Tomoyuki Sugano (37)
Jameson Taillon (35)
Jose Urquidy (32)
Justin Verlander (44)
Taijuan Walker (34)
Trevor Williams (35)
Brandon Woodruff (33)
Kyle Wright (31)
Right-Handed Relievers
Bryan Abreu (30)
Jason Adam (35)
Jorge Alcala (31)
Kolby Allard (29)
Dan Altavilla (34)
Adbert Alzolay (31)
Shawn Armstrong (36) – mutual option
Scott Barlow (34)
David Bednar (32)
Matt Bowman (36)
Ryan Brasier (39)
John Brebbia (37)
Taylor Clarke (34)
Emmanuel Clase (29) – $10MM club option with a $2MM buyout
Enyel De Los Santos (31)
Chris Devenski (36)
Carlos Estevez (34) – $13MM club option with a $2MM buyout
Pete Fairbanks (33)
Luis Garcia (40)
Yimi Garcia (36)
Kevin Ginkel (33)
Brusdar Graterol (28)
Hunter Harvey (32)
Ryan Helsley (32) – can opt out of remaining one year
Liam Hendriks (37)
Raisel Iglesias (37)
Kenley Jansen (39)
Joe Jimenez (31)
Pierce Johnson (36)
Jakob Junis (34)
Tommy Kahnle (37)
Tyler Kinley (36)
Andrew Kittredge (37)
Mark Leiter Jr. (36)
Jonathan Loaisiga (32)
Chris Martin (41)
Nick Martinez (36)
Rafael Montero (36)
Hector Neris (38)
Emilio Pagan (36) – player option
Evan Phillips (32)
Tanner Rainey (34)
Jordan Romano (34)
Joe Ross (34)
Dennis Santana (31)
John Schreiber (33)
Paul Sewald (37)
Drew Smith (33)
Ryne Stanek (35)
Trevor Stephan (31) – $7.25MM club option with a $1.25MM buyout
Robert Stephenson (34) – $2.5MM club option
Hunter Strickland (38)
Ryan Thompson (35)
Trent Thornton (33)
Justin Topa (36)
Blake Treinen (39)
Lou Trivino (35)
Jacob Webb (33)
Garrett Whitlock (31) – $8.25MM club option with a $1MM buyout
Kirby Yates (40)
Left-Handed Relievers
Keegan Akin (32)
Tyler Alexander (32)
Kolby Allard (29)
Jose Alvarado (32)
Jalen Beeks (33)
Ryan Borucki (33)
Aaron Bummer (33)
Brock Burke (30)
Genesis Cabrera (30)
Andrew Chafin (37)
Aroldis Chapman (39) – $13MM mutual option with a $300K buyout (guaranteed if Chapman pitches 40 innings in 2026 and passes post-season physical exam)
Danny Coulombe (37)
Caleb Ferguson (30)
Tim Hill (37)
Joey Lucchesi (34)
Yuki Matsui (31) – can opt out of remaining two years, $13.5MM if he has not had Tommy John surgery or an elbow injury causing him to spend 130 consecutive days on the injured list in 2024-25
Hoby Milner (36)
A.J. Minter (33)
Adrian Morejon (28)
Andres Muñoz (28) – $6MM club option
Sean Newcomb (34)
Steven Okert (35)
Wandy Peralta (35) – $4.45MM player option
Drew Pomeranz (38)
A.J. Puk (32)
Brooks Raley (39)
Taylor Rogers (36)
JoJo Romero (30)
Gregory Soto (32)
Matt Strahm (35)
Brent Suter (37)
Caleb Thielbar (40)
Alex Vesia (31)
Ryan Yarbrough (35)