Carlos Correa Completes $200 Million Deal with Twins

On Dec. 21, the Mets were declared by many as the winners of the off-season after they agreed to terms with Carlos Correa, one of the top infielders in baseball, on a 12-year, $315 million contract. The Mets, who won 101 games in 2022, were adding an all-around superstar in what they hoped was the final piece in the team owner Steven A. Cohen’s championship puzzle.

The Mets deal, which came after Correa’s 13-year, $350 million deal with the San Francisco Giants the week before unraveled, was “pending a physical examination,” contract language that is often glossed over like the “terms and conditions” on a website.

Three weeks later however, Correa, 28, a shortstop, walked away from that deal as well. On Wednesday, he completed an agreement with the Minnesota Twins, whom he played for last season, on a six-year, $200 million contract. The deal, details of which were confirmed by personnel familiar with the negotiations on condition of anonymity, was announced by the team on Wednesday.

After a physical examination had held up both of his previously agreed upon deals, Correa passed Minnesota’s physical on Tuesday, which allowed for the deal to be made official.

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