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144 Players Become XX(B) Free Agents

NEW YORK, Nov. 1 – One hundred thirty six Players were declared XX(B) free agents at the conclusion of the 2024 season. An additional eight Players through Oct. 31 have become XX(B) free agents after their options were resolved, and more Players may become XX(B) free agents pending option decisions in their Uniform Player Contracts.


The 136 Players listed below were declared XX(B) free agents at the conclusion of the 2024 season:


Arizona Diamondbacks (4): Josh Bell, Kevin Newman, Paul Sewald, Christian Walker


Atlanta Braves (8): John Brebbia, Jesse Chavez, Adam Duvall, Max Fried, Whit Merrifield, A.J. Minter, Charlie Morton, Gio Urshela


Baltimore Orioles (6): Corbin Burnes, Brooks Kriske, James McCann, John Means, Anthony Santander, Austin Slater


Boston Red Sox (9): Luis García, Danny Jansen, Kenley Jansen, Chris Martin, Tyler O’Neill, James Paxton, Nick Pivetta, Lucas Sims, Naoyuki Uwasawa


Chicago Cubs (2): Kyle Hendricks, Jorge López


Chicago White Sox (4): Mike Clevinger, Chris Flexen, Dominic Leone, Mike Soroka


Cincinnati Reds (4): David Buchanan, Buck Farmer, Amed Rosario, Justin Wilson


Cleveland Guardians (4): Shane Bieber, Matt Boyd, Alex Cobb, Austin Hedges


Colorado Rockies (2): Daniel Bard, Charlie Blackmon


Detroit Tigers (0):


Houston Astros (8): Alex Bregman, Caleb Ferguson, Ben Gamel, Kendall Graveman, Jason Heyward, Yusei Kikuchi, Héctor Neris, Justin Verlander


Kansas City Royals (7): Paul DeJong, Robbie Grossman, Yuli Gurriel, Garrett Hampson, Michael Lorenzen, Tommy Pham, Will Smith


Los Angeles Angels (4): Brandon Drury, Matt Moore, Kevin Pillar, Hunter Strickland


Los Angeles Dodgers (8): Walker Buehler, Jack Flaherty, Kiké Hernández, Teoscar Hernández, Daniel Hudson, Joe Kelly, Kevin Kiermaier, Blake Treinen


Miami Marlins (0):


Milwaukee Brewers (2): Willy Adames, Joe Ross


Minnesota Twins (4): Anthony DeSclafani, Max Kepler, Carlos Santana, Caleb Thielbar


New York Mets (12): Pete Alonso, Harrison Bader, Shintaro Fujinami, Jose Iglesias, J.D. Martinez, Adam Ottavino, José Quintana, Brooks Raley, Luis Severino, Drew Smith, Ryne Stanek, Jesse Winker


New York Yankees (7): Tim Hill, Clay Holmes, Tommy Kahnle, Jonathan Loáisiga, Juan Soto, Gleyber Torres, Alex Verdugo


Oakland A’s (5): Scott Alexander, Trevor Gott, T.J. McFarland, Ross Stripling, Alex Wood


Philadelphia Phillies (3): Carlos Estévez, Jeff Hoffman, Spencer Turnbull


Pittsburgh Pirates (5): Jalen Beeks, Ryan Borucki, Aroldis Chapman, Yasmani Grandal, Andrew McCutchen


St. Louis Cardinals (3): Matt Carpenter, Paul Goldschmidt, Andrew Kittredge


San Diego Padres (8): Nick Ahmed, Elías Díaz, Kyle Higashioka, David Peralta, Martín Pérez, Jurickson Profar, Tanner Scott, Donovan Solano


San Francisco Giants (3): Mark Canha, Curt Casali, Michael Conforto


Seattle Mariners (2): Yimi Garcia, Justin Turner


Tampa Bay Rays (0):


Texas Rangers (8): Matt Duffy, Andrew Heaney, Travis Jankowski, Carson Kelly, José Leclerc, Max Scherzer, José Ureña, Kirby Yates


Toronto Blue Jays (1): Ryan Yarbrough


Washington Nationals (3): Jacob Barnes, Patrick Corbin, Trevor Williams


The eight players listed below resolved option decisions in their Uniform Player Contracts through Oct. 31 and joined the list of XX(B) free agents:


Kyle Farmer (Minnesota Twins)

Adam Frazier (Kansas City Royals)

Kyle Gibson (St. Louis Cardinals)

Randal Grichuk (Arizona Diamondbacks)

Lance Lynn (St. Louis Cardinals)

Manuel Margot (Minnesota Twins)

Kenyan Middleton (St. Louis Cardinals)

Wade Miley (Milwaukee Brewers)

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