Carlos Correa #carlos correa
Carlos Javier Correa Oppenheimer Jr. was born on September 22, 1994, in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He attended the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy before the Houston Astros selected him first overall in the 2012 MLB draft. Correa made his major league debut on June 8, 2015, and won the American League Rookie of the Year Award that year. He was named an All-Star in 2017, won the World Series, and earned a Gold Glove in 2021. After seven seasons with Houston, Correa signed a three-year free-agent contract with the Minnesota Twins on March 22, 2022. He opted out of that deal after his first season and re-signed with Minnesota on January 11, 2023. The Twins traded Correa and cash to the Houston Astros for left-handed pitcher Matt Mikulski on July 31, 2025.