Twins Introduce Carlos Correa in News Conference

Boras could confidently cite Correa’s durability; he had played in 342 of a possible 384 games since the start of the 2020 season. But the 2014 injury, which occurred when Correa was a 19-year-old Class A prospect and caught his spikes while sliding, had surprising staying power as an issue. Correa had a fractured fibula and ligament damage from the incident, but his leg has been sound ever since.

“It was shocking to me, because since I had the surgery, I never missed a game, I’ve never gotten treatment on my ankle, my ankle’s never hurt,” Correa said, adding later, “Throughout that whole month when people were speculating, I was running sprints, I was working out, I was taking ground balls, I was hitting. So it was more funny to me.”

Boras said the Twins’ medical director, Christopher Camp, had a better understanding of Correa’s “functional fitness” than surgeons who might base their opinions strictly on magnetic resonance imaging exams.

The Mets were in no mood to elaborate Wednesday. General Manager Billy Eppler declined an interview request, and the team issued only a terse statement that was almost comical in its brevity: “We were unable to reach an agreement. We wish Carlos all the best.”

Correa, who would have played third base in Queens, was something of a luxury item for the Mets, who went 101-61 last season and retained all of their starting position players from the postseason. But the Mets’ inability to finalize the deal cost them a highly motivated star who spoke openly Wednesday of wanting to reach the Hall of Fame.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/11/sports/baseball/carlos-correa-twins.html