Dodgers 2026 Free Agents: 7 Players Not Under Contract For World Series Three-peat

The Dodgers are champions erstwhile again.

Behind a melodramatic game-tying homer successful nan ninth inning from Miguel Rojas and a superhuman effort from Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Los Angeles defeated nan Blue Jays 5–4 successful 11 innings connected Friday nighttime to clinch its second consecutive World Series title.

The Dodgers now person a chance to go nan 3rd franchise successful MLB history to triumph astatine slightest 3 consecutive World Series championships, and nan first since nan Yankees from 1998 to 2000.

Looking astatine nan Dodgers’ roster, nan prima halfway of nan squad will return successful 2026. Tyler Glasnow, Mookie Betts, Blake Snell, Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and Yamamoto are each signed good past nan 2026 campaign.

The Dodgers will person six players deed arbitration this offseason, and they person a $10 cardinal squad action connected slugger Max Muncy and a $3.55 cardinal squad action to potentially bring backmost Alex Vesia. But location are 7 players whose contracts will officially expire erstwhile nan offseason begins. Here they are:

Conforto slides into location sheet during a gam against th Mariners astatine T-Mobile Park. / John Froschauer-Imagn Images

The Conforto research did ... not activity retired successful Los Angeles.

The Dodgers signed Conforto to a one-year statement worthy $17 million backmost successful December aft he deed 20 homers for nan rival Giants successful 2024. In 138 games this year, Conforto batted conscionable .199/.305/.333 pinch 12 homers and a 79 OPS+—the first clip he logged a below-average OPS+ since 2016. Conforto was near disconnected nan Dodgers’ postseason roster and had to watch arsenic Kiké Hernández and Alex Call took his spot successful near field.

Miguel Rojas, IF

Rojas celebrates pinch two-way subordinate Shohei Ohtani aft hitting a location tally successful nan ninth inning of Game 7. / John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images

The Dodgers’ trusty seasoned transformed from a chair subordinate to a World Series hero connected Saturday night, hitting nan game-tying location tally pinch 1 retired successful nan ninth inning of Game 7.

Rojas, who will move 37 successful February, will deed nan unfastened marketplace this offseason. Back successful October, he announced plans to discontinue aft nan 2026 play and said he’d for illustration to return to Los Angeles for 1 past dance. After his Game 7 heroics, really could nan Dodgers not see bringing him backmost for different year?

Clayton Kershaw and Enrique Hernández observe aft defeating nan Blue Jays successful nan 2025 MLB World Series astatine Rogers Centre. / John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images

Kershaw won’t beryllium backmost successful 2026 because he’s yet hanging up nan cleats.

Kershaw, 1 of nan top pitchers of his generation, announced successful September that he will discontinue aft this season. What a measurement to spell out—an 11–2 grounds and 3.36 ERA successful his last play pinch a World Series title arsenic nan cherry connected top. Across 18 seasons, each pinch nan Dodgers, Kershaw registered a 223–96 grounds pinch a 2.53 ERA and 3,052 strikeouts.

Kiké Hernández, UT

Enrique Hernández appeared successful 92 games for nan Dodgers this season. / John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images

On a roster afloat of superstars, Hernández has served arsenic a inferior subordinate and culture-builder successful Los Angeles for 9 of his 12 seasons successful nan large leagues. Hernández batted .203/.255/.366 pinch 10 homers and 35 RBIs successful 92 games past year, and he wasn’t immoderate amended successful nan playoffs, going 5-for-28 (.179) successful nan World Series.

As he hits free agency this offseason, Hernández mightiness beryllium nan overseas man retired for 2026—especially if nan Dodgers bring backmost Rojas for a inferior domiciled alongside Tommy Edman.

Dodgers alleviation pitcher Andrew Heaney made 1 quality for Los Angeles this season. / Steven Bisig-Imagn Images

Los Angeles claimed Heaney aft he was designated for duty by nan Pirates successful precocious August. Heaney made conscionable 1 quality successful a Dodgers uniform, allowing 3 earned runs successful 2 innings. He was not a portion of nan Dodgers’ postseason roster, and astatine 34 years old, doesn’t look for illustration he’ll beryllium backmost pinch nan nine adjacent year.

Michael Kopech, RP

Kopech logged a 2.45 ERA successful 11 innings for nan Dodgers this season. / Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

The Dodgers acquired Kopech astatine nan 2024 waste and acquisition deadline successful nan aforesaid move that landed them Edman. He’s been awesome erstwhile healthy—1.54 ERA successful 35 innings since nan trade—but he hasn’t been patient often. Kopech had 2 stints connected nan 60-day injured database this play unsocial and wasn’t patient capable to ace nan playoff roster.

Yates struggled successful his first twelvemonth pinch nan Dodgers, logging a 5.23 ERA successful 41 1/3 innings. / Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Yates was 1 of nan apical arms disposable successful free agency past offseason, and he signed a one-year woody worthy $13 cardinal pinch nan Dodgers successful January. He was expected to beryllium a high-leverage action retired of head Dave Roberts’s bullpen, but instead, Yates was 1 of Los Angeles’s biggest problems.

In 50 appearances (41 1/3 innings), Yates allowed 24 earned runs connected 38 hits and 17 walks—adding up to a 5.23 ERA and 1.331 WHIP. It was his worst afloat play of activity since his 3rd play successful nan large leagues successful 2016. Yates, conscionable for illustration Kopech and Heaney, did not transportation successful nan Dodgers’ playoff run.

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