Correa and Pirates' Tommy Pham collided at second base
Minnesota Twins star shortstop Carlos Correa left the team’s 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates after being involved in a scary collision on Friday at Target Field.
In the top of the seventh inning, Pirates left fielder Tommy Pham laced a line drive off the right field wall and tried to stretch a single into a double. Twins’ right fielder DaShawn Keirsey Jr. fielded the ball off the wall and fired into Correa at second base.
Correa made an athletic play to field Keirsey’s throw and tagged Pham for the out as he dove into second base. However, Pham’s head crashed into Correa’s ankle when he dove into second base, and Correa’s ankle turned awkwardly.
Pittsburgh Pirates' Tommy Pham, bottom left, is tagged out by Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa, top left, during the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, July 11, 2025, in Minneapolis. Correa was injured on the play. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
The star shortstop went down in a heap of pain. After being down for a few minutes, he was helped off the field by the Twins athletic staff and left the game.
🚨 INJURY ALERT: Carlos Correa just collapsed in a moment that felt like the air was sucked out of Target Field. His surgically repaired right ankle rolled on a tag play. He screamed out, grabbed it, and had to be helped off. This is the nightmare scenario for the #MNTwins. pic.twitter.com/TmFrG8Fq0a
— Talkin' Twins (@TalkinTwins) July 12, 2025
The Twins said that Correa sustained a mild ankle sprain.
Correa has only played in over 100 games a season just six times in his 11-year MLB career. Last season, Correa was limited to 86 games due to a concussion and a plantar fascia injury.
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Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa (4) leaves a baseball game after sustaining an injury during the seventh inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Friday, July 11, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
The star shortstop has not played up to usual standards this season, as he has a .261 batting average with seven home runs and 30 RBI with a .687 OPS.
Across his career, Correa has a .274 batting average with 194 home runs with 702 RBI with a .817 OPS.
Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa (4) sprains his ankle and leaves the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the seventh inning at Target Field on July 11, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Matt Blewett-Imagn Images)
The Twins are second in the American League Central, and while Correa has struggled this season, they can ill-afford to lose him for an extended period of time.
The Twins (46-48) play the Pirates (38-57) in the second game of their three-game series on Saturday at 2:10 p.m. ET. Correa is not the team's starting lineup for the game.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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