Sanders a Free Agent, May Join Braves

Deion Sanders is a free agent again, and his dream of playing football and baseball in the same city is still alive.

Sanders on Monday rejected a waiver claim by the Chicago White Sox, making the former Yankees outfielder a free agent able to negotiate with any baseball team.

Sanders rejected the White Sox claim by renouncing the remainder of his 1990 baseball contract. Any team that signs him now will not have to compensate the Yankees.

The Atlanta Braves have expressed an interest in signing Sanders, who has said it is his dream to play football and baseball in the same city. Sanders plays cornerback for the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons.

“If he wants to play two sports in the same city we might be able to help him realize that dream,” Braves President Stan Kasten said. “It wouldn’t surprise me if we’re able to offer him something that makes sense to him and to the Braves.”

Barry Axelrod, Sanders’ baseball agent, said his client is not limiting his options to Atlanta. “I think it behooves us to pursue classic free agency and see what else is going to be out there,” Axelrod said.