Astros bring back Carlos Correa in MLB trade deadline deal with Twins: reports

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The Houston Astros are bringing an old friend back before MLB's trade deadline. 

The Minnesota Twins have dealt All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa to the Astros, the team he spent his first seven seasons with and won a World Series with in 2017. 

There were rumors ahead of Thursday’s 6 p.m. ET trade deadline that a reunion with Correa and the Astros could be on the horizon. However, the deal appeared dead with the Twins, and ESPN reported a "significant financial gap" was bridged. 

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Minnesota Twins infielder Carlos Correa (4) hits a single against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the ninth inning at Target Field on July 13, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  (Nick Wosika/Imagn Images)

With Isaac Paredes out for the season due to injury, the Astros needed a right-handed bat that could play third base and who better than someone very familiar with the team already. Correa reportedly waived his no-trade clause to finalize the reunion.

It’s unknown now what the Astros gave the Twins to make the deal happen. 

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Correa still has years remaining on his six-year, $200 million contract he signed with the Twins in 2023 after opting out of his original $105.3 million deal he signed in 2022. It will be interesting to see how exactly both sides bridged that financial gap mentioned in the report. 

Correa almost joined the San Francisco Giants, after agreeing to a