{"id":828074,"date":"2026-10-13T03:51:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T03:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/828074\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T03:51:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T03:51:22","slug":"5-year-sf-giants-player-immediately-becomes-free-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/828074\/","title":{"rendered":"5-Year SF Giants Player Immediately Becomes Free Agent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t5-Year SF Giants Player Immediately Becomes Free Agent<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a class=\"skip-link screen-reader-text\" href=\"#main\">Skip to main content<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/\" class=\"c-breadcrumbs__item\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HEAVY<\/a> <a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/\" class=\"c-breadcrumbs__item\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Heavy on MLB<\/a> <a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/san-francisco-giants\/\" class=\"c-breadcrumbs__item\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Heavy on SF Giants<\/a> 5-Year San Francisco Giants Player Immediately Becomes Free Agent Following Loss<\/p>\n<p>\t\tGet Giants News\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\tUpdated<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tOct 12, 2026 at 11:46pm\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"780\" height=\"652\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-2212983956-e1791862819858.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"   decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA &#8211; APRIL 29: J LaMonte Wade Jr. #31 of the San Francisco Giants runs to first base during the sixth inning of a game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on April 29, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/houston-astros\/\" title=\"Houston Astros\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"524543\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Houston Astros<\/a> got swept in the Wild Card Series by the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Chicago White Sox\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/chicago-white-sox\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"524539\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago White Sox<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Astros lost the final game by a score of 7-3.<\/p>\n<p>5-Year Giants Player Becomes Free Agent<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/san-francisco-giants\/free-agent-following-astors-loss-wade\/attachment\/atlanta-braves-v-houston-astros-55\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6465293 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6465293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-2296170314.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\"  \/><\/a>GettyLaMonte Wade Jr. #31 of the Houston Astros in action during an at bat in the game against the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Atlanta Braves\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/atlanta-braves\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"524540\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atlanta Braves<\/a> at Daikin Park on September 19, 2026 in Houston, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Now that their season is over, former <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/san-francisco-giants\/\" title=\"San Francisco Giants\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"524542\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco Giants<\/a> player LaMonte Wade Jr. will become a free agent.<\/p>\n<p>He will be available to sign with any team in the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"MLB\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"524541\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MLB<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old batted .205 with 26 hits, four home runs, 19 RBIs and 18 runs in 56 games for Houston.<\/p>\n<p>Looking At Wade Jr.\u2019s Time With San Francisco<\/p>\n<p>Heavy 2026 Pro Football Pick&#8217;em<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nMake your 2026 pro football picks with Heavy.&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/contests\/2026-pro-football-pickem\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"display:block; border:0; text-decoration:none;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#13;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hero-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790556866_31_ChatGPT-Image-Sep-3-2026-08_36_08-AM.png\" width=\"600\" alt=\"Enter Heavy's 2026 Pro Football Pick'em contest\" style=\"display:block; width:100%; max-width:600px; height:auto; margin:0; border:0;\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n<\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/benstinarheavy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Stinar<\/a> Ben Stinar has been covering the NBA for over seven years.\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nHe has written for OnSI, Forbes, Amico Hoops, The Big Lead and had a podcast with former All-Star Jameer Nelson. <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/benstinarheavy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More about Ben Stinar<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 Comments\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore Heavy on SF Giants\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the Houston Astros got swept in the Wild Card Series by the Chicago White Sox. The Astros lost the final game by a score of 7-3. 5-Year Giants Player Becomes Free Agent Now that their season is over, former San Francisco Giants player LaMonte Wade Jr. will become a free agent. 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