Carlos Correa, Twins Finalizing Six-Year, $200 Million Deal, per Report

The contract signals an apparent end to a bizarre free agency saga.
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The Twins and shortstop Carlos Correa are finalizing a six-year, $200 million deal, according to a Tuesday afternoon report from ESPN's Jeff Passan. The deal is pending a physical.

Correa, 28, is a two-time All-Star who finished fifth in the American League MVP voting with the Astros in 2021.

The contract appears to signal a tentative end to one of the most bizarre free agency sagas in baseball history. The Giants initially inked Correa to a 13-year, $350 million contract before medical concerns torpedoed the deal. The Mets swooped in and agreed to a deal of similar length with Correa in the early hours of Dec. 21, for 12 years and $315 million, but that contract was reported to be on the rocks due to similar concerns.

The ninth-year shortstop signed a one-year deal with Minnesota ahead of the 2022 season and slashed .291/.366/.467 with 22 home runs and 64 runs batted in over 136 games.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates. 


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Patrick Andres
PATRICK ANDRES

Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest. Andres has covered everything from zero-attendance Big Ten basketball to a seven-overtime college football game. He is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism with a double major in history .