The New York Yankees have decided not to extend the $17.8 million qualifying offer to shortstop Didi Gregorius, making him a free agent.
The Yankees will now not get draft pick compensation if he signs elsewhere. New York could still try to re-sign him.
Gregorius, 29, was arguably one of the Yankees best players before undergoing Tommy John surgery that limited him to 82 games last season.
From 2016-18, Gregorius averaged over 20 home runs per season. He drove in a career-high 87 runs in 2017 and 86 the next year. In last season's abbreviated campaign he still hit 16 homers and drove in 61 runs.