Mar 4, 2025; Mesa, Arizona, USA; Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker (30) hits an RBI sacrifice fly out against the San Diego Padres in the third inning at Sloan Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images

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Complete list: Every MLB free agent after the 2025 season

Gleyber Torres, Paul Goldschmidt, Dylan Cease & more

Aaron Judge in 2023. Shohei Ohtani in 2024. Juan Soto in 2025. Every offseason, MLB free agency delivers blockbuster deals and franchise-altering moves. The 2026 class is no different. Here’s the full list of players set to hit the open market from MLB.com:

Catcher: J.T. Realmuto, Salvador Perez (club option), Jose Trevino, Mitch Garver (mutual option), Gary Sánchez, Danny Jansen (mutual option), Tom Murphy (club option), Austin Barnes, Jacob Stallings (mutual option), Christian Bethancourt, Christian Vázquez, Victor Caratini, Austin Hedges, Elias Díaz (mutual option)

First base: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Pete Alonso (opt-out), Josh Naylor, Yandy Díaz (club option), Paul Goldschmidt, Rhys Hoskins (mutual option), Carlos Santana, Justin Turner, Josh Bell, LaMonte Wade Jr., Donovan Solano, Ty France, Connor Joe

Second base: Luis Arraez, Ozzie Albies (club option), Gleyber Torres, Brandon Lowe (club option), Jorge Polanco (vesting option), Wilmer Flores, Luis Rengifo, Kyle Farmer (mutual option), Thairo Estrada (mutual option), Adam Frazier, Jorge Mateo (club option)

Third base: Alex Bregman (opt-out), Eugenio Suárez, Max Muncy (club option), Gio Urshela, Josh Rojas, Jon Berti, Yoán Moncada, Luis Urías

Shortstop: Bo Bichette, Trevor Story (opt-out), Ha-Seong Kim (opt-out), Orlando Arcia (club option), Miguel Rojas, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Amed Rosario, Paul DeJong

Outfield: Kyle Tucker, Kyle Schwarber, Cody Bellinger (opt-out), Luis Robert Jr. (club option), Tyler O’Neill (opt-out), Cedric Mullins, Michael Conforto, Mike Yastrzemski, Chris Taylor (club option), Starling Marte, Trent Grisham, Andrew McCutchen, Mitch Haniger, Hunter Renfroe, Max Kepler, Lane Thomas, Willi Castro, Jesse Winker, Austin Hays (mutual option), Randal Grichuk (mutual option), Austin Slater, Mike Tauchman, Dylan Carlson, Ramón Laureano (club option), Harrison Bader (mutual option), Tommy Pham, Ben Gamel, Kiké Hernández, Jason Heyward, Michael A. Taylor

Designated hitter: Marcell Ozuna, Joc Pederson (opt-out)

Starting pitcher: Dylan Cease, Zac Gallen, Framber Valdez, Chris Sale (club option), Seth Lugo (player option), Michael King (mutual option), Jack Flaherty (opt-out), Justin Verlander, Jordan Montgomery, Shane Bieber (player option), Shota Imanaga (club option/player option), Max Scherzer, Clayton Kershaw, Brandon Woodruff (mutual option), Zach Eflin, Kodai Senga (opt-out), Ranger Suárez, Chris Bassitt, Walker Buehler, Nestor Cortes, Jon Gray, Merrill Kelly, Frankie Montas (opt-out), Dustin May, Tyler Mahle, Freddy Peralta (club option), Nick Martinez, Marcus Stroman (vesting option), Lucas Giolito, Aaron Civale, Kenta Maeda, Charlie Morton, Michael Lorenzen (mutual option), Germán Márquez, José Urquidy, Tyler Anderson, Andrew Heaney, Kyle Hendricks, Steven Matz, Miles Mikolas, Chris Paddack, Erick Fedde, Alex Cobb, Tomoyuki Sugano, Jose Quintana, Griffin Canning, Michael Soroka, Martín Pérez (mutual option), Colin Rea (club option), Cal Quantrill, Kyle Hart (club option), John Means (club option)

ALSO READ: When will Shohei Ohtani start pitching again?

Want a closer look at the biggest stars hitting free agency? Check out our in-depth breakdown of the top names set to dominate the 2026 market.

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Mohsin Baldiwala

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Mohsin Baldiwala is a Master’s student in Journalism and freelance content producer who got hooked on baseball through Seinfeld’s hapless George Costanza. The same reason why he’s a Yankees fan. He writes about sports because he believes it can offer a brief escape from the world’s chaos. Even if that means enduring the heartbreak of the 2024 World Series.