(Montreal) The successful medical examination, the agreement between star shortstop Carlos Correa and the Minnesota Twins could be finalized on Wednesday.
The pact is for $200 million for six years.
Correa had been unable to find common ground with the New York Mets or the San Francisco Giants.
He agreed to a 13-year, $350 million contract with the Giants on December 13. They even summoned members of the media to a press conference a week later to discuss the deal, but it was called off hours before the event due to concerns over an ankle injury. right suffered by Correa in 2014.
Correa then agreed to a 12-year, $315 million pact with the Mets, who also expressed concerns about the condition of his ankle after a Dec. 22 medical.
The New York formation had also suspended the agreement, the time to negotiate protection clauses.
“The Twins have always been in the small group of clubs that I mentioned to [son agent Scott Boras] initially,” Correa said at a press conference at Target Center on Wednesday.
“What matters to me is that I am here. I will do things the right way. »
Correa hit .291 in 136 games for the Twins in 2022, with 22 home runs and 64 RBIs.
The 28-year-old Puerto Rican was the 2015 American League Rookie of the Year with Houston.
He was on two all-star teams with the Astros, who drafted him first overall in 2012.