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a·gent
/ˈāj(ə)nt/noun
- 1. a person who acts on behalf of another person or group: "in the event of illness, a durable power of attorney enabled her nephew to act as her agent" Similar
- 2. a person or thing that takes an active role or produces a specified effect: "these teachers view themselves as agents of social change" Similar
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In professional sports, a free agent is a player or manager who is eligible to sign with other clubs or franchises; i.e., not under contract to any specific team. The term is also used in reference to a player who is under contract at present but who is allowed to solicit offers from other teams.
In business, free agents are people who work independently for themselves, rather than for a single employer. The term free agent is believed to have been coined by Daniel H. Pink , author of a 1997 cover story in Fast Company titled “Free Agent Nation.”
Free agency in Major League Baseball (MLB) concerns players whose contracts with a team have expired and who are therefore eligible to sign with another team. Free agents may be eligible for pendulum arbitration, also called "salary arbitration" or just "arbitration" in baseball circles.
NFL free agency is the next big date on the offseason calendar. Here are Yahoo Sports NFL writer Frank Schwab's top five free agents at each position, along with everything else you need to know.
The non-Angels team that signs Ohtani in free agency will lose one or more draft picks (depending on luxury tax thresholds in 2023). What are some other key offseason dates related to Ohtani?
Free agency officially starts March 13, and many players on the list could be extended before then, but here are the top 25 potential free agents of this new league year.
A restricted free agent (RFA) is a type of free agent in the National Football League (NFL), National Hockey League (NHL), or National Basketball Association (NBA). Such players have special restrictions on the terms under which they can retain or change employment status with their athletic club teams.
Moral agency. Moral agency is an individual's ability to make moral choices based on some notion of right and wrong and to be held accountable for these actions. [1] A moral agent is "a being who is capable of acting with reference to right and wrong." [2]
The opening of the free-agency period in the NFL is mere days, even hours, away. Teams like the Browns can legally start negotiating with unrestricted free agents at noon Monday. They can't ...
The Challenge: Free Agents is the 25th season of the MTV reality game show The Challenge. The season is located in Uruguay and Chile , with former cast members from MTV's The Real World and The Challenge competing.