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Carlos Correais headed to San Francisco!
The Minnesota Twins shortstop, who signed a short-term contract with the team last year after seven seasons with the Houston Astros, is inking a historic 13-year, $350 million deal with the Giants.
The 28-year-old’s new contract is thebiggest payday ever for a shortstop, reported ESPN.
It is also the fourth-most lucrative deal in the history of Major League Baseball after Mike Trout’s $426.5 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels, Mookie Betts' $365 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, andAaron Judge’s recent nine-year $360 million deal with the New York Yankees.
Correa’s new contract comes only a year after he turned down a new $160-million, five-year deal with the Astros, where he became a certified star and won a World Series in 2017.
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Correa’s decision to take a shorter-term contract with Twins was viewed as “testing the waters” of free agency.
Now, he and his wife, Daniella Correa Rodriguez, who share a 12-month-old son Kylo, will move west — and get ready for the debut of another family member.
“2 under 2! LET’S DO IT👶🏻👶🏻💙💙” Daniella wrote.
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Correa’s deal with the Giants comes days after the team was rumored to be wooing Judge.
At one point, it seemed to be a done deal, whenone MLB insider prematurely reportedthat the slugger agreed to a deal with San Francisco, only to apologize for “jumping the gun.”
source: people.com
