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MN Twins Shock the World: Carlos Correa Back to Astros
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The Minnesota Twins have been among the most aggressive teams at the Major League Baseball trade deadline. They flipped Chris Paddack early and then sent Jhoan Duran and Harrison Bader to the Phillies. A trade of Brock Stewart back to the Dodgers had a nice homecoming, and that wasn't the only one to happen.
Carlos Correa opened the door for a reunion with the Houston Astros on Wednesday, and it all came to fruition on Thursday.
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With just two hours until the 2025 MLB trade deadline, the MN Twins sent their most expensive free agent acquisition in club history back to his former team.
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Minnesota Twins trade Carlos Correa to the Houston Astros
Prior to the 2022 season the Minnesota Twins signed Carlos Correa to a three-year deal that essentially was a one-year pact. Then before 2023 he found contracts with the New York Mets and San Francisco Giants both voided before returning to Minnesota on a six-year deal. Less than three years later and he's gone.
Source: The Astros are have agreed to a deal to reacquire Carlos Correa in a trade with the Twins.
— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) July 31, 2025
Correa's contract with the Minnesota Twins was signed for $200 million and covered six seasons. There were also team options that tied years 2029 through 2032 to the deal.
The assumption for both Correa, and the fanbase, was that the superstar being brought in meant the team would supplement his presence. That hasn't happened. After advancing in the playoffs for the first time in two decades during 2023, the Pohlad family dialed back the payroll.
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Correa himself has also been a problem. He has dealt with plantar fasciitis in two of the three seasons he has played on this contract. He drew the ire of youngster Royce Lewis , and he was part of a clubhouse quarrel following the Jhoan Duran trade on Wednesday.
Related: MN Twins Clubhouse Boils Over as Trade Deadline Looms
This season Correa owns a .267/.319/.386 slash line and his 92 OPS+ is the lowest mark of his career. Clearly the relationship has broke down to the point of Minnesota dealing him at the trough of his value.
If there was a way for Derek Falvey to reset the core of the Twins roster and try again this was it. It seemed like insane probability, but deadline day made it a reality.
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