Twins trade Carlos Correa to Houston Astros

Minnesota's star shortstop is heading back to Houston.

Jul 26, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa (4) walks to the dugout after the ninth inning against the Washington Nationals at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Blewett-Imagn Images | Matt Blewett-Imagn Images

In a shocking MLB trade deadline blockbuster, the Minnesota Twins are trading star shortstop Carlos Correa to the Houston Astros.

According to Bobby Nightengale Jr., the Twins are paying $33 million of the approximately $104 million Correa is owed over the next three-plus seasons.

What are the Twins getting back? Career minor league lefty Matt Mikulski. The 26-year-old has has never reached higher than High-A ball and sports a career 6.46 ERA in the minors.

Matt Mikulski is a 26-year-old High-A reliever with a career 6.46 ERA who was signed two months ago.

Clearly included in the Carlos Correa "trade" so the #MNTwins technically got something.

It's a pure salary dump. And the Twins eat ~$30 million of the $105 million he's owed.

— Aaron Gleeman (@AaronGleeman) July 31, 2025

Correa played his first seven seasons in the MLB with Houston from 2015 to 2021 before joining Minnesota as a free agent on a three-year, $105 million contract. His Twins' run now ends after four seasons, despite signing a six-year, $200 million contract in 2023.

Related: Reports: Twins trade hard-throwing Brock Stewart to Dodgers

Correa joins the Twins' trade deadline fire sale, which also includes Chris Paddack, Jhoan Duran, Harrison Bader, Brock Stewart and Danny Coulombe.

This is a developing story.