MINNEAPOLIS — Carlos Correa‘s eventful offseason included a interval the place the free agent shortstop agreed to a take care of the San Francisco Giants. However an ankle concern led to a failed bodily, and the take care of the Giants fell aside.
Correa ended up re-signing with the Minnesota Twins on a six-year assured deal, a lot shorter than the 13 years he would have signed for with the Giants. On Monday, Correa confronted off in opposition to the crew he almost joined within the offseason as San Francisco opened a three-game collection at Goal Subject in opposition to Correa and the Twins.
“I am the kind of man that turns the web page fairly simply,” Correa mentioned Monday. “When that did not get performed, then we moved on from that. We go play this recreation like some other recreation and some other collection, simply attempt to win the collection.”
Correa mentioned he had good conversations with many gamers and personnel within the Giants group earlier than the deal fell aside. That included supervisor Gabe Kapler, who was requested Monday about Correa.
“I believe it was one of many causes that we had been making an attempt so laborious to signal him, as a result of from a personality perspective, from a piece ethic perspective, the teammate that he has been in his profession, it is actually elite,” Kapler mentioned. “I believe Carlos goes to get one of the best out of his capability. We clearly want him a ton of success. Hopefully that occurs after we depart city.”
Requested Monday if he was stunned his ankle triggered him to fail the bodily, Correa mentioned he was “very shocked.” He turned the second big-time free agent the Giants courted within the offseason to signal elsewhere, as slugger Aaron Judge stayed with the Yankees.
In his first season with the Twins final 12 months, Correa hit .291 with 22 homers and 64 RBIs in 136 video games. He has been off to a gradual begin offensively in 2023, hitting simply .206 with six homers in 43 video games.
However as he mirrored on his turbulent offseason, Correa reiterated he is glad to be again with Minnesota.
“Now that I am in a stage with my son that I am having fun with each single factor that he does now, it makes me actually completely happy,” Correa mentioned. “It simply makes me notice that I may not have wished to play all of the 13 years, as a result of in some unspecified time in the future I wish to be a full-time father and I wish to be current for my child. Wanting again at it now, me and my spouse, we expect it labored out for one of the best. Now I could make the choice after six years if I wish to hold enjoying or not.”