NEW YORK -- Left-hander Sean Manaea declined his $13.5 million option for 2025 with the New York Mets on Saturday to become a free agent for the third consecutive offseason, according to multiple reports.

The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team had not made the announcement.

Manaea, 32, agreed to a contract in January that included a $14.5 million salary for 2024. He went 12-6 with a 3.47 ERA in 32 starts, striking out 184 and walking 63 in 181 innings.

After dropping his arm slot in midseason, he became the Mets' most effective starting pitcher and went 6-2 with a 3.09 ERA in his final 12 starts. Manaea was 2-1 with a 4.74 ERA in four postseason starts.

He opted out of the final season of a $25 million, two-year contract with San Francisco last November, giving up a $12.5 million salary for 2024. He went 7-6 with a 4.44 ERA in his only season with the Giants.

A nine-year major league veteran, Manaea is 77-62 with a 4.00 ERA in 198 starts and 30 relief appearances with Oakland (2016-21), San Diego (2022), the Giants and Mets.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.