Traded MN Twins Superstar Suffers Another Lower-Leg Injury

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Last July, with the MLB trade deadline looming, the Minnesota Twins found themselves 12 games out of first place at 51-57. So, ownership called for the president Derek Falvey to clean house. And clean house he did, dealing ten players in total, including every worthwhile arm in the MN Twins bullpen.

But the most notable deal Falvey struck at the historic 2025 deadline was dumping superstar shortstop Carlos Correa back on the Houston Astros, for nothing more than some some future cash savings.

Naturally, that money was not reinvested into the roster. Instead, it’s believed to have gone into the Pohlad savings account… never to be heard from again. That’s the part that drove Minnesota Twins fans crazy.

Most were over Carlos Correa, by the time he left town. He never lived up to his $35+ million per year, even when he was on the field… which was about half the time he was employed by the Twins.

Carlos Correa shelved with another lower-leg injury

Of course, that wasn’t surprising. Not once, but twice Correa landed in Minnesota because his sky-high contract demands combined with future injury concerns and multiple failed physicals made other teams hesitant to pay him hundreds of millions in guaranteed cash.

And now, after 32 games back in Houston this season, Carlos Correa is injured again. And yes, it is another lower-body issue, though it doesn’t appear to be directly related to the foot problems he had while playing for the Twins.

This time, it is even more worrisome — his ankle. And, the 31-year-old infielder will be out for awhile, according to Brian McTaggart (MLB.com). Correa suffered the injury in the batting cage on Tuesday pregame, and was scratched just an hour before Houston beat LA.

“The big news is All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa was scratched about an hour before the game with a left ankle injury. MLB.com is reporting now that the injury is significant. In fact, the injury is so significant, Correa will miss weeks, if not months of the season because of this injury. He will be headed to the injured list and the Astros will have to deal without Correa indefinitely.”

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On Wednesday morning, Chandler Rome (The Athletic) dropped the bomb that Correa’s season is now over. A 6-8 month recovery should allow him runway to be ready for Spring Training.

Of note: This is NOT the same (right) ankle that spooked the New York Mets and San Francisco Giants into backing out of the contracts he signed during the 2024 offseason. The injury history on that ankle goes back to a minor league injury he suffered in 2014.

While his old team has stumbled out of the gate too, Houston hasn’t been any better, at just 15-22, entering of Tuesday. However, Correa was playing pretty well before he hit the shelf, batting .279 with a .787 OPS.

In his piece on Correa’s injury at MLB.com, McTaggart reports that the 12-year MLB veteran injured his ankle while taking swings in the batting cage. Rome detailed the circumstances on Wednesday for The Athletic.

Correa sustained the injury while taking a swing during pregame batting practice on Tuesday. Correa said he “felt a pop” and went down in pain.

Chandler Rome – The Athletic

Carlos Correa met with a foot specialist on Wednesday, and will undergo a procedure that ends his season.

Minnesota Twins know Carlos Correa lower-body injuries all too well

Good thing everything is digital now, or printing the list of Carlos Correa’s injuries over the course of his career could potentially bankrupt even the most stable companies. In Minnesota, however, it was his foot — not ankle –that caused most of his absences.

As a member of the Minnesota Twins, Correa struggled for multiple seasons with plantar fasciitis in both feet, an issue that was seemingly made worse by his refusal to move away from his Nike Air Jordan Retro 1 cleats… until he was finally forced to acquiesce.

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He even underwent different types of shock therapy, which is when he really started to see his plantar fasciitis problems finally recede (hopefully) for good.

Correa has always proven to be the ultimate competitor, and he has never backed down from offering a strong opinion, which ruffled feathers both in and outside of the MN Twins organization, which is why fans didn’t shed very many tears when he left.

He’s not worried about that now, however. I’d imagine the 3x All-Star and one-time Platinum Glove winner is focused on staying right mentally, and eventually getting right, physically — as he stares yet another long rehab process in the face.

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