The 2025 MLB trade deadline has been a pretty active one, and late on Thursday afternoon news broke that fans were witnessing a homecoming.
Just under two hours before the deadline, MLB.com's Brian McTaggart broke the news that the Minnesota Twins were sending shortstop Carlos Correa back to the Houston Astros. The Twins have been huge sellers throughout deadline season, and had been in talks with the Astros on Correa, but reports suggested the two sides had hurdles to clear before a deal could get made. It seems they were cleared. A deal has been made.
Correa, 30, was the first overall pick in the 2012 MLB draft. He made his debut for Houston in 2015, winning AL Rookie of the Year, and wound up a foundational piece of the Astros' 2017 World Series squad. He departed the team in free agency to join the Twins in 2022, but his seven seasons in Houston are remembered fondly by Astros fans.
This season, Correa is batting .267 with seven home runs and 31 RBI. In 2023 he signed a six-year, $200 million deal with Minnesota.
Fans had all kinds of reactions to Correa's homecoming in the immediate wake of the news.
Together again ❤️ pic.twitter.com/xzPGy8N6R2
— FanDuel (@FanDuel) July 31, 2025
Here is what Carlos Correa would look like in an Astros uniform pic.twitter.com/ON3l6oMIy3
— PetersonIsKing (@Peterson_IsKing) July 31, 2025
OH MY GODDDDD
— AT (@YankeeWRLD) July 31, 2025
BEST DEADLINE EVER?!
— HiMyNameIsJC 🫡 (@HiMyNameIsJC_) July 31, 2025
A reminder of who Carlos Correa is to the city of Houston and to the Astros.
— The Commish (@SummitCommish) July 31, 2025
Parades over Prospects.
THE CAPTAIN IS COMING HOME 🔥
pic.twitter.com/GszdWtHPLR
this franchise is a joke https://t.co/POV5IxvL5i
— Nick Nelson (@NickNelsonMN) July 31, 2025
the beatings will continue until morale improves https://t.co/3QRJRRXHdv
— parker hageman (@HagemanParker) July 31, 2025
https://t.co/IVU110Koe4 pic.twitter.com/xdyimH47bo
— Alec Lewis (@alec_lewis) July 31, 2025
— Phil Mackey 🎙 (@PhilMackey) July 31, 2025
Coming to loanDepot park in t-minus four days... https://t.co/NUZX8nLHUg pic.twitter.com/ZY7vemd5x6
— Nate Karzmer (@NateKarzmer) July 31, 2025
https://t.co/kCRom99Ylc pic.twitter.com/JtFdyEZUBO
— Alexis Pearson (@alexismirjana) July 31, 2025
https://t.co/iZQ6SaKkRa pic.twitter.com/g78u8aYJly
— Céspedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) July 31, 2025
The Pohlads are an embarrassment https://t.co/WfK8Ms17Na
— Paul Lambert (@MeatSauce1) July 31, 2025
Two years ago feels like a lifetime ago. The #MNTwins are a total embarrassment of a franchise. The Pohlad’s can’t sell this team fast enough, and couldn’t resist one final middle finger to fans on their way out. What a joke. https://t.co/pzqdYivUFT
— Josh Hill (@jdavhill) July 31, 2025
Lord have mercy. https://t.co/jOCGy8zniv
— Ted (@tlschwerz) July 31, 2025
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