"Thirteen players were extended the $22.025 million qualifying offer for the 2026 season, and an MLB-record four accepted it prior to Tuesday's deadline. The group includes Trent Grisham (New York Yankees), Shota Imanaga (Chicago Cubs), Gleyber Torres (Detroit Tigers) and Brandon Woodruff (Milwaukee Brewers). The aforementioned players return to their respective teams on a one-year contract ahead of potentially becoming free agents next offseason."
"A player must have spent the entire season with one team in order to be eligible for a qualifying offer. Furthermore, a player can only be extended the qualifying offer once in his career. If a player rejects it and goes on to sign a contract with a new team, the club losing the free agent receives compensation. What specifically that is depends on the value of the contract and if the team(s) involved exceeded the luxury tax threshold, received revenue sharing, or none of those two."
Thirteen players received the $22.025 million qualifying offer for the 2026 season, and an MLB-record four accepted it. Trent Grisham, Shota Imanaga, Gleyber Torres and Brandon Woodruff accepted and will return to their teams on one-year contracts. Bo Bichette, Dylan Cease, Edwin Díaz, Zac Gallen, Michael King, Kyle Schwarber, Ranger Suárez, Kyle Tucker and Framber Valdez rejected the offer and pursued free agency. Since 2012, 157 players have received qualifying offers and only 18 accepted. Eligibility requires spending an entire season with one team and a player may receive the offer only once. Rejection and signing elsewhere can yield compensation tied to contract value and teams' luxury tax or revenue-sharing status.
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