Notable events during shortstop Carlos Correa’s tenure with the Astros, which ended early Saturday when he reached a free agent deal with the Twins.
2012
June 4 – Correa, 17, is selected as the first general in MLB draft, the first draft pick of the new Astros regime by owner Jim Crane and general manager Jeff Luhnow. He also becomes Puerto Rico’s most outstanding player, according to Ramon Castro, who joined the Astros in 1994 on the 17th.
June 18 Correa makes his pro debut for the Gulf Coast League Astros rookie team, going 1 for 5 in a 1-0, 13-inning victory over the Cardinals.
2013
July 1st – While with Low-A Quad Cities, Correa is voted into the MLB All-Star Futures Game in a fan vote.
Sept 14 Correa helps Quad Cities win Midwest League Championship.
2014
June 22 – While with California League High-A Lancaster, Correa suffered a broken right fibula slip in third base, ending his season in chances of a likely call Class AA.
2015
May 12 – After hitting .385 with 7 homers and 32 RBIs in just 29 games in the AA Corpus Christi class, Correa is promoted to AAA Fresno.
June 7 – Hours after Jonathan Villar bounced off a routine inning of the Ninth Inning that led to a loss in Toronto, Correa and the majors are called up. At 20, he became the youngest Astros positional player to make his major league debut since Derrel Thomas in 1971.
June 8 – In his Major League debut, Correa goes 1-for-4 with an RBI single in the Astros’ 3-1 road loss to the White Sox.
June 9 Correa hits his first Major League Homer, a two-run shot by Chicago’s Zach Duke in a 4-2 Astros loss.
June 12 – Correa makes his Minute Maid Park debut, beating a solo homer in a 10-0 win over Seattle.
July 2nd Correa won the American League Rookie of the Month after hitting 5 home runs, 15 runs and hitting .287 and hitting 21 June games.
Oct 12 – Correa Homers Twice in Game 4 Loss for the Royals in the ALDS, joining Puerto Rico native Carlos Beltran as the only Astros to have a multi-homer game in the postseason. He is the second youngest player in MLB history to make it with 21, behind only Atlanta Andruw Jones (19) in the 1996 World Series.
Nov 16 Correa is voted AL Rookie of the Year. In just 99 games, he led all MLB shortstops and homers (22), OPS (.857) and slugging percentage (.512) and ranked fourth in the on-base percentage (.345). He’s the first Astros rookie of the year since Jeff Bagwell in 1991.
2016
April 5th At Yankee Stadium, Correa (21 years, 195 days) becomes the youngest Astro to make an opening day since Cesar Cedeño (21, 50) in 1972.
1 Oct. Correa finishes his first full season with 96 RBIs, an Astros single-season record for a shortstop.
2017
July 2nd Correa is selected as an All-Star starter for the first time, joining teammates Jose Altuve and George Springer in the starting lineup for the July 11 game in Miami.
July 17th Correa underwent surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb. The injury was initially recovered, the head-first slipped into the home plate on July 4 in Atlanta and aggravated a few weeks later. He missed 42 games with the injury.
Sept. 3 Correa goes back to the Astros’ lineup, going 1 for 3 with an RBI and an 8-6 home win over the Mets.
Oct 14 Correa leads in both runes in the Astros’ 2-1 victory over the Yankees in Game 2 of the ALCS, including the winning RBI double in the ninth inning. It’s his first postseason walkoff hit.
Nov 1 The Astros win their first World Cup after a 5-1 victory in Game 7 at Dodger Stadium. Correa finished the playoffs with seven career postseason Homer, becoming the first player to do so before he was 24. His 14 RBIs set the franchise record for a single postseason.
2018
April 3rd Correa meets his first career at Homer Park during a 10-6 victory over the Orioles at Minute Maid Park.
June 26 Correa goes on the handicapped list with lower back soreness, forcing him to miss 36 games.
2019
February 5th Correa wins his arbitration against the Astros and is awarded a $ 5 million salary for the 2019 season.
May 29 Correa goes on the handicap list with a broken rib, holding him out until the end of July. Correa later says that his masseur broke his rib during a massage at his home and the rib disturbed him before the fracture.
July 27 Correa hits its first Grand Slam career in an 8-2 victory at St. Louis.
Aug 21 Correa goes back on the disabled list, this time with back discomfort. All in all, he plays in a career-low 75 regular season games.
Sept. 20 – With two homers and a win over the Angels, Correa joins Alex Rodriguez and Cal RIpken Jr. 25.
Oct 13 – Correa’s 11th Inning Walkoff Homer beat the Yankees 3-2 in Game 2 of the ALCS, allowing the Astros to even win a series that they eventually won in six games.
Oct 30 Correa’s fifth inning single gives the Astros a 2-0 lead but they can not keep it up in the later innings for a devastating World Series Game 7 home loss to the Nationals.
2020
January 10 Correa and the Astros agree to a $ 8 million one-year deal to avoid arbitration.
February 15th – Discussing the Astros’ 2017 sign theft scheme, Correa says “we were wrong for everything we did.” He then goes on an expletive-healthy rant that defends the team’s accomplishments and defends team-mate Jose Altuve from claims from rivals like Dodgers Cody Bellinger that Altuve “stole” the 2017 AL MVP Award.
5 Oct. – Correa Homers twice in the Astros’ ALDS Game 1 win over the eyes, becoming the first shortstop in MLB history to have two multi-homer playoff games.
Oct 15 – With the Astros trailing 3-1 in the ALDS, Correa meets a ninth-inning homer to extend their season, his third playoff walkoff of his career. The Astros eventually lose in seven games.
2021
Jan 21 – As fellow franchise cornerstone George Springer leaves free agency, Correa says “I would love to be an astro for life.”
February 6th Correa and the Astros avoid arbitration, reaching a salary of $ 11.7 million for 2021, its final year before the free agency.
April 1 As his opening deadline for getting a deal comes and goes, Correa says he is looking for “a big, long-term contract” when he offers a free agency after the Astros’ extension (five years for $ 125 million and six years for $ 120 million) do not like him.
3 Oct. – And perhaps his last regular season game as an astro, Correa left the game on a huge ovation before the ninth inning and dropped his cap to the Minute Maid Park audience.
Oct 7 – As playoffs begin, Astros owner Jim Crane says the team will be “in the mix” to keep Correa, but recognizes “dollars are a factor.”
Nov 2 Correa goes 1 for 4 as the Astros lose the World Series to the Braves in Game 6 at Minute Maid Park. When he hit the ninth inning, he recognized the possibility that it was his last bat as an astro “was the only thing going through my head to be honest.”
Nov 7 Correa wins his first Gold Glove Award after leading all major leagues with 21 saves, per FanGraphs and 3.0 defensive wins over substitution after calculating the baseball reference.
December 2nd – After the collective agreement expires, the MLB owners block the players, putting the Correa free agency on hold.
2022
March 10th – MLB’s blocking over, Korea’s free agency reopens.
March 13th – The Astros will engage in new contract talks with Correa, Crane says.
March 19th Correa’s time as an astro ends effectively as he agrees to a three-year, $ 105.3 million deal with Minnesota, with opt-outs after each of the first two seasons.
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