×José Quintana

While the Dodgers and Blue Jays will spend this week focused on winning the World Series, 28 other teams are waiting for them to be done so they can begin the process of building teams for 2026.

The 2025 World Series could end as soon as Wednesday night and the first deadlines of the season come almost immediately thereafter. Players who are not under team control and/or contract for 2026 become free agents the next day, although they’re not eligible to officially sign with new teams until after 5 p.m. Eastern time on the fifth day.

In the meantime, however, a few players need to find out if they’re going to be free agents or return to their existing clubs. Across the sport this MLB.com piece identified 69 players with options or opt-outs in their contracts for the 2026

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