Starting Thursday at 51-57, and 12 games out of first place in the American League Central, the Minnesota Twins have elected to become sellers at the MLB trade deadline.
The Twins have traded 30-year-old shortstop Carlos Correa to the Houston Astros. Correa waived his no-trade clause and told the team he would be willing to play third base for them this season, as he looks to get back to the World Series.
This season, the shortstop is hitting .267, with seven home runs and 31 runs batted in. He did not play in the game on Wednesday due to illness, so his final game with the Twins came on Tuesday, where he went 1-1 in an 8-5 loss to the Boston Red Sox.
Correa is a three-time All-Star who won the American League Rookie of the Year award in 2015. He won the Gold Glove award in 2021 and won one World Series with Houston back in 2017.
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There was a lot of talk about what kind of money the Twins would have to eat to make the move to Houston. In exchange for Correa, Minnesota will receive a prospect in the deal.
The Minnesota Twins didn't eat $50 million of his contract as the Astros desired, but still a significant amount, with other major league players involved in the mega deal.
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) July 31, 2025
Minnesota will start a three-game weekend series at Cleveland on Friday, while the Astros are in Boston to take on the Red Sox.
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