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Carlos Correa is a baseball connoisseur. Conversations with him often include offhand mentions of advanced metrics or other minutiae he’s gleaned from watching players across the league. Baseball’s best third basemen stay low before a pitch is released, Correa has learned, allowing them ample time to gauge a ground ball’s trajectory. “At shortstop,” Correa explained last week, “you have to …

The Astros and Twins pulled off a shocking move in the final hours before the deadline that brought three-time All-Star infielder Carlos Correa back home to the team that he spent the first seven seasons of his career with. The deal sent Correa to Houston in exchange for pitching prospect Matt Mikulski, with the Twins retaining $33MM of the $103.4MM …

CLEVELAND – Carlos Correa started his first career game at third base Friday, after playing 1,193 games at shortstop, during his first game back with the Houston Astros following his surprise trade deadline deal. It was a change Correa contemplated for years. As a free agent prior to the 2023 season, before signing with the Twins for a second time, …

This week, the Twins traded: Their most expensive player — someone who was supposed to usher in an era of championship contention; three other position players who combined for more than 1,000 plate appearances this season; arguably their five best relief pitchers; and a starting pitcher. I have no idea what their starting lineup and bullpen alignment will look like …

Carlos Correa is coming home to play third base.  The Twins have agreed to trade Correa to the Astros, according to MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart, and Jon Morosi of MLB Network says he’ll man the hot corner for Houston.  Pitching prospect Matt Mikulski is going to Minnesota, according to Chandler Rome of The Athletic.  Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports that the …

HOUSTON — Every offseason, Carlos Correa organizes a game night. Some of his closest friends gather at his Houston home for fellowship and maybe some fierce competition. A new attendee this winter brought Correa’s career full circle. Correa met Jeremy Peña during his final season with the Houston Astros and helped groom him as his heir apparent, but the two …

Carlos Correa is back. Astros trade for their former star in deal with Twins. ‘This guy is a warrior’  Houston Chronicle Here are this year’s Trade Deadline deals  MLB.com Carlos Correa had many reasons to approve trade back to Houston, including a position change  The New York Times Correa returning to Astros, this time to play 3B  ESPN MLB trade tracker: Every major move …

HOUSTON — The Houston Astros are reuniting with franchise icon Carlos Correa. The Astros and Minnesota Twins finalized a deal for the three-time All-Star shortstop to return as Houston’s third baseman, the team announced on Thursday. Correa will waive his no-trade clause and the Twins are sending the Astros $30 million of the $96 million guaranteed to Correa over the next …

All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa is reuniting with the Houston Astros, the San Diego Padres went on a trading spree that brought in hard-throwing closer Mason Miller and the New York Yankees grabbed two-time All-Star reliever David Bednar in a flurry of moves before Major League Baseball’s trade deadline on Thursday. In other big deals, outfielder Cedric Mullins was dealt to …

Alden GonzalezJul 31, 2025, 04:14 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. The Houston Astros are reacquiring Carlos Correa in a shocking, blockbuster deal with the Minnesota Twins, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Thursday, a little less than two hours …