The Carlos Correa free agency saga has finally reached its conclusion.
The two-time All-Star shortstop officially re-signed with the Twins after initially opting out of his contract, which led to one of the wilder free agency periods we’ve ever seen for a player. His new deal — a six-year, $200-million contract — will keep him in Minnesota until at least 2028. It comes with four-year vesting options that can extend the contract.
But really, the drama of the free agency concerned the condition of his ankle, which led to separate 13-year and 12-year deals with the Giants and Mets collapsing. Once Correa passed his Twins physical, he took to Instagram to share his thoughts on the whole free agency.
He wrote:
Wow what a journey it’s been. A lot of emotions involved throughout the whole process but always believed that at the end of the day God will put me in the right place.
I’m so happy and excited to be back home with my extended family, the Minnesota Twins. From the players, staff and all the way to the front office I was welcomed and embraced as one of their own since day one. Now I’m back to finish what we started.
Let’s get to work.
You can tell he’s happy to be done with free agency … and physicals. So many physicals.
