Carlos Correa 1 SS
Houston Astros
- Status: Active
- Full Name: Carlos Javier Correa
- Age: 22 (September 22, 1994)
- Birthplace: Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Bats/Throws: R/R Ht: 6' 4" Wt: 215
- Draft: Round 1 (2012, HOU)
- MLB Debut: 06/08/2015
- School: Puerto Rico Baseball Academy, Gurabo, PR
Carlos Correa Stats Summary
Carlos Correa Career Stats
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June 8, 2015 | Houston Astros selected the contract of SS Carlos Correa from Fresno Grizzlies. |
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May 12, 2015 | SS Carlos Correa assigned to Fresno Grizzlies from Corpus Christi Hooks. |
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April 1, 2015 | SS Carlos Correa assigned to Corpus Christi Hooks from Lancaster JetHawks. |
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January 13, 2015 | Houston Astros invited non-roster SS Carlos Correa to spring training. |
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October 30, 2014 | SS Carlos Correa assigned to Indios de Mayaguez. |
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October 30, 2014 | Indios de Mayaguez placed SS Carlos Correa on the reserve list. |
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September 17, 2014 | Lancaster JetHawks activated SS Carlos Correa from the 7-day disabled list. |
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June 23, 2014 | Lancaster JetHawks placed SS Carlos Correa on the 7-day disabled list retroactive to June 22, 2014. |
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April 2, 2014 | SS Carlos Correa assigned to Lancaster JetHawks from Quad Cities River Bandits. |
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January 14, 2014 | Houston Astros invited non-roster SS Carlos Correa to spring training. |
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May 10, 2013 | Quad Cities River Bandits activated SS Carlos Correa from the 7-day disabled list. |
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May 3, 2013 | Quad Cities River Bandits placed SS Carlos Correa on the 7-day disabled list. |
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April 1, 2013 | SS Carlos Correa assigned to Quad Cities River Bandits from Greeneville Astros. |
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March 16, 2013 | SS Carlos Correa assigned to Houston Astros. |
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November 5, 2012 | SS Carlos Correa assigned to Gigantes de Carolina. |
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November 5, 2012 | Carlos Correa roster status changed by Gigantes de Carolina. |
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August 11, 2012 | Carlos Correa assigned to Greeneville Astros from GCL Astros. |
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June 8, 2012 | Carlos Correa assigned to GCL Astros. |
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June 7, 2012 | Houston Astros signed SS Carlos Correa. |
Carlos Correa Awards and Honors
Carlos Correa 1 SS
- Full Name: Carlos Javier Correa
- Born: September 22, 1994
- Age: 22
- Birthplace: Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Bats: R
- Throws: R
- Height: 6' 4"
- Weight: 215
- Draft: Round 1 (2012, HOU)
- School: Puerto Rico Baseball Academy, Gurabo, PR
- MLB Debut: 06/08/2015
Selected by the Houston Astros in the first round (first overall) of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft out of Puerto Rico Baseball Academy High School. ... Became first player from Puerto Rico to be selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the Draft. ... Named to the All-Star Futures Game at Citi Field in 2013. ... Tabbed by MLB.com as the No. 3 prospect overall and top shortstop prospect in baseball entering the 2015 season... at 20-years-old, was ranked as the Astros' No. 1 prospect in 2015... played amateur baseball at the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy in Gurabo, P.R. and was named a Rawlings First Team All-American in 2012, his final year at the academy... signed by Astros scouts Larry Pardo and Joey Sola... the Draft was held on June 5, 2012 and Correa signed two days later on June 7... reported to the GCL Astros, were he made his professional debut on June 18, 2012 vs. the GCL Cardinals and went 1-for-5 with a walk and a stolen base... entered the 2013 season ranked by Baseball America as the No. 1 prospect, 'Best Power Hitter', 'Best Defensive Infielder' and 'Best Infield Arm' in the Astros system... in 2013, led all Midwest League shortstops in fielding percentage while playing the entire season as the second-youngest player in the league...invited to Major League Spring Training on Jan. 14, 2014... became the first shortstop taken first overall since 2008 (Tim Beckham-TB), and just the fourth shortstop taken first overall since 1994; other notable players who were selected as shortstops with the first overall pick were Shawon Dunston (1982-CHC), B.J. Surhoff (1985-MIL), Chipper Jones (1990-ATL), Alex Rodriguez (1993-SEA) and Justin Upton (2005-ARI)... attended Major League Spring Training camp with the Astros in 2015 but was reassigned to Double-A Corpus Christi on March 29, 2015... Astros promoted Correa to Triple-A Fresno on May 11, 2015 (expected debut 5/12/15) after he led the Texas League in batting, RBIs, steals, slugging, total bases, doubles, hits and tied for the league lead in home runs.