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7 Additional Players Become XX(B) Free Agents

NEW YORK, Nov. 7 The 7 Players listed below have resolved option decisions in their Uniform Player Contracts through Nov. 6 and joined the list of XX(B) free agents. 


Pete Fairbanks (Tampa Bay Rays)

Pierce Johnson (Atlanta Braves)

Tyler Kinley (Atlanta Braves)

Jorge Mateo (Baltimore Orioles)

John Means (Cleveland Guardians)

Paul Sewald (Detroit Tigers)

Jose Urquidy (Detroit Tigers)


UPDATED LIST OF XX(B) FREE AGENTS (175 PLAYERS) 

Arizona Diamondbacks (4): Jalen Beeks, Zac Gallen, James McCann, Elvin Rodriguez

Atlanta Braves (7): Raisel Iglesias, Pierce Johnson, Ha-Seong Kim, Tyler Kinley, Marcell Ozuna, Charlie Morton, Connor Seabold

Baltimore Orioles (4): Zach Eflin, Jorge Mateo, Gary Sanchez, Tomoyuki Sugano

Boston Red Sox (7): Alex Bregman, Lucas Giolito, Liam Hendriks, Steven Matz, Dustin May, Rob Refsnyder, Justin Wilson

Chicago Cubs (12): Ryan Brasier, Willi Castro, Aaron Civale, Shota Imanaga, Brad Keller, Drew Pomeranz, Taylor Rogers, Carlos Santana, Mike Soroka, Caleb Thielbar, Kyle Tucker, Justin Turner

Chicago White Sox (4): Tyler Alexander, Miguel Castro, Martin Perez, Michael A. Taylor

Cincinnati Reds (8): Miguel Andujar, Scott Barlow, Austin Hays, Zack Littell, Nicholas Martinez, Wade Miley, Emilio Pagan, Brent Suter

Cleveland Guardians (3): Jakob Junis, John Means, Lane Thomas

Colorado Rockies (3): Orlando Arcia, Kyle Farmer, German Marquez

Detroit Tigers (8): Alex Cobb, Kyle Finnegan, Tommy Kahnle, Rafael Montero, Chris Paddack, Paul Sewald, Gleyber Torres, Jose Urquidy

Houston Astros (4): Victor Caratini, Craig Kimbrel, Brendan Rodgers, Framber Valdez

Kansas City Royals (6): Adam Frazier, Randal Grichuk, Hunter Harvey, Michael Lorenzen, Luke Maile, Mike Yastrzemski

Los Angeles Angels (10): Tyler Anderson, Andrew Chafin, Luis Amado Garcia, Kyle Hendricks, Kenley Jansen, Yoan Moncada, Luis Rengifo, Hunter Strickland, Chris Taylor, Jose Urena

Los Angeles Dodgers (7): Michael Conforto, Andrew Heaney, Enrique Hernandez, Clayton Kershaw, Michael Kopech, Miguel Rojas, Kirby Yates

Miami Marlins (0): 

Milwaukee Brewers (6): Rhys Hoskins, Danny Jansen, Shelby Miller, Jordan Montgomery, Jose Quintana, Brandon Woodruff

Minnesota Twins (1): Christian Vazquez

New York Mets (11): Pete Alonso, Griffin Canning, Edwin Diaz, Ryan Helsley, Starling Marte, Cedric Mullins II, Tyler Rogers, Drew Smith, Gregory Soto, Ryne Stanek, Jesse Winker

New York Yankees (10): Cody Bellinger, Paul Blackburn, Paul Goldschmidt, Trent Grisham, Jonathan Loaisiga, Amed Rosario, Austin Slater, Luke Weaver, Devin Williams, Ryan Yarbrough

Athletics (3): Jose Leclerc, Scott McGough, Sean Newcomb

Philadelphia Phillies (10): Harrison Bader, Walker Buehler, Max Kepler-Rozycki, Tim Mayza, JT Realmuto, David Robertson, Jordan Romano, Kyle Schwarber, Ranger Suarez, Lou Trivino

Pittsburgh Pirates (2): Andrew McCutchen, Tommy Pham

St. Louis Cardinals (1): Miles Mikolas

San Diego Padres (9): Luis Arraez, Dylan Cease, Nestor Cortes, Elias Diaz, Kyle Hart, Jose Iglesias, Michael King, Martin Maldonado, Ryan O’Hearn, Robert Suarez

San Francisco Giants (4): Wilmer Flores, Tom Murphy, Dominic Smith, Justin Verlander

Seattle Mariners (6): Caleb Ferguson, Mitch Garver, Luke Jackson, Josh Naylor, Jorge Polanco, Eugenio Suarez

Tampa Bay Rays (3): Pete Fairbanks, Adrian Houser, Coco Montes

Texas Rangers (12): Shawn Armstrong, Patrick Corbin, Daniel Coulombe, Jonathan Gray, Merrill Kelly, Tyler Mahle, Chris Martin, Phil Maton, Hoby Milner, Dylan Moore, Donovan Solano, Rowdy Tellez

Toronto Blue Jays (6): Chris Bassitt, Bo Bichette, Seranthony Dominguez, Ty France, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Max Scherzer

Washington Nationals (3): Josh Bell, Paul DeJong, Derek Law

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