The Houston Astros have reacquired Carlos Correa in a trade with the Minnesota Twins after the shortstop waived a no-trade clause to return to the Astros, MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart reported on X.
The 2015 American League Rookie of the Year and Ponce, Puerto Rico-native returns to the Astros after three and a half seasons in Minnesota, where he signed a six year, $200 million free agent contract in 2023. The deal features four vesting option years contingent on Correa making a set number of plate appearances, finishing in the top five in the AL MVP balloting, winning a Silver Slugger, or being the ALCS or World Series MVP. The options convert to a club option should they not vest.
Correa, a shortstop, was a key piece of the Astros’ 2017 World Series winning club, a year in which he posted batted .315/.391/.550 with 24 homers and 84 RBIs in 109 games, received his first All-Star nod and finished 17th in the AL MVP vote. He missed time that season with a thumb injury but returned in time to hit five home runs and drive in 14 runs in the franchise’s run to its first title. He’ll likely move to third base, where the Astros have a hole after Isaac Paredes suffered a torn hamstring that is likely to keep him out until the 2025 season.
He missed significant time in 2024 dealing with an oblique strain in April and plantar fasciitis that kept him on the shelf from July to September, and was limited to just 86 games, though he posted a .310/.388/.517 batting line with a .905 OPS, 14 homers and 54 RBIs.
In 2025, Correa has appeared in 93 games with Minnesota, hitting seven homers and driving in 31 runs.
The full details of the trade, including which players Houston will send to Minnesota, have yet to be revealed.
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Photo: Carlos Correa (4) celebrates hitting a single during the eighth inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bailey Hillesheim)
