Pujols to test free-agent market

Albert Pujols, widely regarded as the best active player in Major League Baseball, said that he would not consider reopening negotiations on a contract extension with the St. Louis Cardinals after the two sides failed to come to an agreement before the superstar reported to Spring Training.

It was widely reported that Pujols was looking for a contract worth at least $300 million over 10 years, which would have made him the highest paid player in the history of Major League Baseball, topping Alex Rodriguez’s latest contract extension of $275 million over 10 years. Pujols, though, had made…