AP source: Carlos Correa leaving Houston Astros, agrees to $105.3M, 3-year deal with Minnesota Twins
FILE - Houston Astros' Carlos Correa participates in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox, Oct. 20, 2021, at Fenway Park in Boston. Correa, Freddie Freeman and Kris Bryant are among 138 free agents set to resume looking for a spot after a freeze on roster transactions lifts with the signing of baseball's new labor deal. – Star shortstop Carlos Correa agreed early Saturday to a $105.
Correa will earn $35.3 million annually under the deal and can opt out after the 2022 and 2023 seasons to become a free agent again. His average salary becomes baseball's fourth-highest behind New York Mets pitcher Max Scherzer , Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole and Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout .
Correa had a career-best 26 home runs to go along with a .279 batting average and 92 RBIs last year. He has a .277 average with 133 homers and 489 RBIs in seven major league seasons.
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