Twins' Carlos Correa Leaves Game With Ankle Injury After Scary Collision

Minnesota Twins prima shortstop Carlos Correa near nan team’s 2-1 triumph complete nan Pittsburgh Pirates aft being progressive successful a scary collision connected Friday astatine Target Field. 

In nan apical of nan seventh inning, Pirates near fielder Tommy Pham laced a statement thrust disconnected nan correct section wall and tried to agelong a azygous into a double. Twins’ correct fielder DaShawn Keirsey Jr. fielded nan shot disconnected nan wall and fired into Correa astatine 2nd base. 

Correa made an diversion play to section Keirsey’s propulsion and tagged Pham for nan retired arsenic he dove into 2nd base. However, Pham’s caput collapsed into Correa’s ankle erstwhile he dove into 2nd base, and Correa’s ankle turned awkwardly.

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Pittsburgh Pirates' Tommy Pham, bottommost left, is tagged retired by Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa, apical left, during nan seventh inning of a shot crippled Friday, July 11, 2025, successful Minneapolis. Correa was injured connected nan play.  (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

The prima shortstop went down successful a heap of pain. After being down for a fewer minutes, he was helped disconnected nan section by nan Twins diversion unit and near nan game. 

The Twins said that Correa sustained a mild ankle sprain. 

Correa has only played successful complete 100 games a play conscionable six times successful his 11-year MLB career. Last season, Correa was constricted to 86 games owed to a concussion and a plantar fascia injury.

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Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa (4) leaves a shot crippled aft sustaining an wounded during nan seventh inning against nan Pittsburgh Pirates, Friday, July 11, 2025, successful Minneapolis.  (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

The prima shortstop has not played up to accustomed standards this season, arsenic he has a .261 batting mean pinch 7 location runs and 30 RBI pinch a .687 OPS. 

Across his career, Correa has a .274 batting mean pinch 194 location runs pinch 702 RBI pinch a .817 OPS. 

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Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa (4) sprains his ankle and leaves nan crippled against nan Pittsburgh Pirates successful nan seventh inning astatine Target Field connected July 11, 2025, successful Minneapolis, Minnesota.  (Matt Blewett-Imagn Images)

The Twins are 2nd successful nan American League Central, and while Correa has struggled this season, they tin ill-afford to suffer him for an extended play of time. 

The Twins (46-48) play nan Pirates (38-57) successful nan 2nd crippled of their three-game bid connected Saturday astatine 2:10 p.m. ET. Correa is not nan team's starting lineup for nan game. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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