When the Houston Astros pulled off their blockbuster trade deadline heist, reuniting with Carlos Correa after prying him away from the Minnesota Twins, Seattle Mariners fans didn’t just frown. They slammed a proverbial big, red “oh, crap” button.
To the casual observer, especially one outside the Mariners-Astros feud, the reaction might seem dramatic. “Correa? He's washed.”
Oh, my friend… no. So very wrong.
Astros reuniting with Carlos Correa feels like déjà vu for Mariners fans
True baseball fans know exactly what Correa meant to Houston between 2015 and 2021. Rookie of the Year in 2015.