MIAMI (AP) — Pete Alonso will opt out of his contract with the New York Mets and enter free agency again, the All-Star first baseman said Sunday after the team missed the playoffs.

Alonso tested the open market last offseason before ultimately staying with the franchise that drafted him in 2016 out of Florida. He signed a $54 million, two-year contract in February that paid him $30 million this season with a $24 million player option for next year.

Alonso indicated he’d like to return to the Mets again, but added he wants to win a championship.

“There’s some great guys in this clubhouse, there’s some great people on the staff,” he said. “And every single day, it’s just been a pleasure coming to work and putting on the orange and blue. I’ve really appreciated and been nothing but full

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