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The Houston Astros are bringing an old friend back before MLB’s trade deadline.
The Minnesota Twins have dealt All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa to the Astros, the team he spent his first seven seasons with and won a World Series with in 2017.
There were rumors ahead of Thursday’s 6 p.m. ET trade deadline that a reunion with Correa and the Astros could be on the horizon. However, the deal appeared dead with the Twins, and ESPN reported a “significant financial gap” was bridged.
With Isaac Paredes out for the season due to injury, the Astros needed a right-handed bat that could play third base and who better than someone very familiar with the team already. Correa reportedly waived his no-trade clause to finalize the reunion.
It’s unknown now what the Astros gave the Twins to make the deal happen.
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Correa still has years remaining on his six-year, $200 million contract he signed with the Twins in 2023 after opting out of his original $105.3 million deal he signed in 2022. It will be interesting to see how exactly both sides bridged that financial gap mentioned in the report.
Correa almost joined the San Francisco Giants, after agreeing to a 13-year deal worth a massive $350 million in December 2022. However, the Giants canceled their press conference to introduce Correa in a San Fran uniform just hours before it was scheduled following his physical exam.
The Giants were reportedly concerned about his long-term health after seeing imaging of Correa’s right ankle, which was surgically repaired in 2014. Then, after dealing with agent Scott Boras, Correa reached an agreement with the New York Mets worth $315 over 12 years. Once again, the physical exam scared off another team, this time the Mets.
Ultimately, Correa renegotiated with the Twins on his current deal.
This season, Correa is slashing .267/.352/.465 with 19 doubles, seven homers and 31 RBI over 93 games. With the Twins in full sell mode, the Astros took advantage.
Correa’s time in Houston was successful, though it came with some controversy after winning the World Series in 2017.
The Astros’ cheating scandal, which included stealing signs and relaying them to hitters in real-time, forever puts a cloud over the team’s win that year. Correa was very defensive at the time when other major leaguers were clapping back at the Astros.
Correa was an All-Star that season, as well as 2021. Over his seven years in Houston, he hit .277/.356/.481 with 133 homers and 489 RBI over 752 career games.
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