The Minnesota Twins dedicated $200 million to shortstop Carlos Correa within the offseason, essentially the most the franchise has ever dedicated towards one participant.
And Correa isn’t appearing like a $200 million participant.
Carlos Correa of the Minnesota Twins areas in opposition to the Kansas Town Royals on April 30, 2023, at Goal Ground in Minneapolis. (Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Photographs)
Thru 36 video games of the 2023 MLB season, Correa is hitting an anemic .185 on the plate, and Minnesota lovers are voicing their displeasure.
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Correa went 0-5 on the plate on Tuesday, depart six runners on bottom because the Twins misplaced to the San Diego Padres, with Twins lovers booing their megastar later his ultimate two at-bats.
“I’d boo myself too with the amount of money I’m making, if I’m playing like that,” Correa mentioned.
“Obviously, (the boos are) acceptable. It’s part of the game, part of sports,” Correa mentioned. “Fans want production, and fans want a team that’s going to compete out there and win games. It’s to be expected when you play poorly. But at the same time, the work doesn’t stop. I’m going to keep working and keep focusing on the things I can control, and the results will come.”
Carlos Correa of the Minnesota Twins seems to be on in opposition to the White Sox at Assured Charge Ground on Oct. 5, 2022, in Chicago. (Michael Reaves/Getty Photographs)
Correa returned to Minnesota within the offseason later a atypical few months that noticed the two-time All-Superstar reportedly conform to phrases with the San Francisco Giants and the Fresh York Mets ahead of each do business in fell aside.
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Each the Giants and Mets had problems with Correa’s bodily, which all for his 2014 surgically repaired leg.
Regardless of Correa being a non-factor on the plate, Minnesota has controlled to get off to a 19-17 get started, excellent for first playground within the American League Central.
Carlos Correa of the Minnesota Twins reacts to hanging out in opposition to the San Diego Padres at Goal Ground on Would possibly 9, 2023, in Minneapolis. (David Berding/Getty Photographs)
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“Carlos has great perspective,” supervisor Rocco Baldelli mentioned, in step with MLB.com. “He knows that. He understands that. Adding stress to a situation never works. Adding ideas to a situation and adding some patience for yourself and some ways to actually calm down probably work better than anything else.”
Correa will assemble $32 million all through the 2023 MLB season.
The Related Press contributed to this record.
