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Minnesota Twins officially reinstate Carlos Correa from concussion IL

Correa will be back at shortstop and in Minnesota's lineup on Friday night.
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May 14, 2025; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa (4) runs off of the field before a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
May 14, 2025; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa (4) runs off of the field before a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. | Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images

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The Twins have officially reinstated shortstop Carlos Correa from the 7-day concussion injured list, they announced on Friday.

Correa has been out since his violent collision with Byron Buxton in Baltimore on May 15. After missing the minimum amount of time on the concussion IL, he'll almost certainly be back in the Twins' lineup and playing shortstop for Friday night's series opener against the Royals at Target Field.

This move became obvious on Thursday when shortstop Ryan Fitzgerald was optioned back to Triple-A St. Paul without a corresponding move. Twins head athletic trainer Nick Paparesta said on Wednesday that Correa's concussion symptoms were essentially gone.

Correa, 30, has had a rough start to the 2025 season. He's hitting .236 with two home runs and a .605 OPS in 41 games. However, he remains an excellent defender at shortstop, and all the Twins can do is wait and hope their highest-paid player starts to hit at his usual level (career .274 average and .819 OPS) before long. Correa's batted-ball metrics aren't great, but his expected batting average is .268, his bat speed is in the 72nd percentile, and he isn't striking out much. Maybe the time off served as a helpful reset for the 11th-year veteran?

Buxton seems to be slightly behind Correa, in part due to his concussion history and past migraine headaches. He started baseball activities this week and is being evaluated on a daily basis.

Matt Wallner (hamstring) is also getting close to a return to the Twins' outfield. He homered twice in the first game of a rehab assignment with the Saints on Thursday night.

Pablo Lopez will take the mound for the Twins (27-22) against the Royals (28-23) on Friday. Lefty Noah Cameron starts for KC.

More: What does an ideal, fully-healthy Minnesota Twins lineup look like?

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Will Ragatz
WILL RAGATZ

Will Ragatz is a senior writer for Vikings On SI, who also covers the Twins, Timberwolves, Gophers, and other Minnesota teams. He is a credentialed Minnesota Vikings beat reporter, covering the team extensively at practices, games and throughout the NFL draft and free agency period. Ragatz attended Northwestern University, where he studied at the prestigious Medill School of Journalism. During his time as a student, he covered Northwestern Wildcats football and basketball for SB Nation’s Inside NU, eventually serving as co-editor-in-chief in his junior year. In the fall of 2018, Will interned in Sports Illustrated’s newsroom in New York City, where he wrote articles on Major League Baseball, college football, and college basketball for SI.com.

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