BREAKING: Twins are trading infielder Carlos Correa to the Houston Astros
The Twins are dealing Correa to the Houston Astros, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.
BREAKING: The Minnesota Twins are trading shortstop Carlos Correa to the Houston Astros, sources tell ESPN.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 31, 2025
The Twins will receive a prospect from the Astros and will eat some of Correa's contract as part of the deal, according to The Athletic's Chandler Rome.
There is one prospect going back to the Minnesota Twins in the Carlos Correa deal, source tells @TheAthletic. The Twins are eating some of the money. The deal is pending medical review.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) July 31, 2025
UPDATE: Twins received LHP Matt Mikulski in exchange for Carlos Correa and $33 million, according to The Athletic's Dan Hayes
Matt Mikulski is a 26-year-old High-A reliever with a career 6.46 ERA who was signed two months ago.
— Aaron Gleeman (@AaronGleeman) July 31, 2025
Clearly included in the Carlos Correa "trade" so the #MNTwins technically got something.
It's a pure salary dump. And the Twins eat ~$30 million of the $105 million he's owed.
Correa is making $37,333,333 this season and is owed $96 million for 2026, 2027, and 2028. He also has team options for 2029, 2030, 2031 and 2032.
Correa, 30, started his Major League career with Houston. With the Astros, he earned two All-Star Game selections and was a part of the 2017 World Series team. He had various clutch hits for Houston in the postseason and is widely regarded as one of its best players in franchise history.
There were rumors of a potential trade Correa-to-Houston trade yesterday, but it appeared as if a deal would not happen, as Houston reportedly wanted Minnesota to take on around $50 million of his contract.
Correa has been having the worst season of his career this year, as he is slashing an uninspiring .267/.319/.386 with seven home runs and 31 RBIs while being worth just 0.1 bWAR. His defense at shortstop has noticeably fallen off, as he has provided Minnesota with -2 Outs Above Average, which ranks in the 27th percentile. With Houston, he will play third base, and Jeremy Pena will continue holding down the shortstop position.
Correa made it clear to the Twins that the Astros would be the only team he would waive his no-trade clause for. Clearly, Minnesota wanted to shed as much salary as possible this trade deadline, as the team is vying to find a new owner.
The Astros hope they can unlock the version of Correa that mashed in Houston. In seven seasons as an Astro, Correa accrued 34.0 bWAR with a .277/.356/.481 batting line, 133 home runs and 489 RBIs. In the postseason, he posted an .849 OPS with 18 home runs and 59 RBIs.