Even without much experience, Carlos Sr. worked on nearly every facet of the shortstop's game, putting him through simulated games to take nearly 40-50 at-bats or bringing in pitchers to help him handle curveballs or sliders. Thanks to a night of short rest, Correa has apparently inherited his sleep routine from his father. Carlos Jr. went hitless during a doubleheader while at Double-A Corpus Christi, and before the next game, his dad called to tell him to stop slouching. Correa slid to sixth. A massage gone awry caused him to miss 50 games this season with a fractured rib. The Odd Couple with Chris Broussard & Rob Parker, The Odd Couple w/ Chris Broussard & Rob Parker, Straight Outta Vegas with RJ Bell & Jonas Knox, Advertise on FOX Sports Radio, Get Results, Advertise with FOX Sports Radio, Get Results. On Monday night, Correa -- 20 years, 259 days old -- became the youngest player in the Major Leagues this year, starting at shortstop and batting sixth for Houston against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. Google Play Music | FOX Sports Radio. Among major league shortstops, only Alex Rodriguez and Cal Ripken Jr. accrued 100 home runs before turning 25. But the historical context might not even be as impressive as the current one. He did, at LSU, where he covered the Tigers baseball team for nearly four years. Eleven had garnered extra bases, including eight home runs. 2013. “I’m starting earlier with my load in order for me to identify the ball better. I would go back home and work with my dad. :: Stomping Grounds: Where stars got their start :. The Astros took the 17-year-old shortstop with the No. He's always there talking baseball, just like my best friend. He got me some coaches to help me, and now I'm here playing for the Houston Astros.". Cast your Esurance All-Star ballot for #ASGWorthy players. ". The Astros selected Correa with the first overall selection of the 2012 MLB draft. Carlos Sr. came across a team that needed a first baseman and was willing to make room for little Carlos. OAKLAND, Calif. — Five minutes before the Astros’ clubhouse opened to reporters, Carlos Correa disappeared into a narrow hallway in the bowels of Oakland Coliseum to telephone his father. "It's been an immense sacrifice and satisfaction to be here right now," Carlos Sr. said. Carlos Correa shares milestone with his dad, Photo: Ben Margot, STF / Associated Press. "But when you work hard for something and have goals and want to accomplish it, you feel like you deserve it.". Correa is ranked by MLB.com as the No. We ARE Fox Sports! It wasn't because they were nervous, but because they were excited. Stitcher | Benches cleared during the Dodgers-Astros game after Los Angeles pitcher Joe Kelly threw a pair of pitches that didn’t sit well with Houston. Then came Carlos Correa’s at-bat in the same inning. Correa hit his seventh home run in just his 25th game, becoming the first shortstop since at least 1914 to achieve such a feat. Maybe that sounds harsh, but it instilled both a work ethic and a dream. And though he'll have to work to address both his walk and strikeout rates moving forward (and he won't log enough plate appearances to go all Nomar Garciaparra in '97: 30 homers, 44 doubles, 11 triples, on us), he can certainly insert himself into the conversation of great rookie seasons by a shortstop. "I wanted to be able to show everyone that from Puerto Rico you can do it as well. He was just eight years old when he began assisting his father, Carlos Sr., on construction sites in Puerto Rico and admits he had to grow up faster than other kids who were playing video games while Carlos was handing his dad supplies on the job site. After the Dodgers win over the Astros, some fans decided to head to Wikipedia and change up some information on Kelly's page. It reads: Carlos Correa Tells Cody Bellinger to 'Shut the F*ck Up' After Astros Rant, Carlos Correa Finally Admits He Used Trash Can Banging System to Cheat, Alex Bregman Leaves Klutch Sports After LeBron Funds Show on Astros Scandal, Jose Altuve & Alex Bregman Deserve Lifetime Ban, Astros World Series Voided. Earlier in his career, Correa chased hits to get out of ruts. He's my dad, and we have fun doing it. "We were out there at the ballpark every single day trying out new stuff when I was a kid, and then I got on baseball teams and I started learning to play the right way. The next game, Correa went 3-for-4 with a home run. The OPS stays the same. I started working with them at the academy. He covered most of the Astros' 2015 playoff run, too, as an intern for MLB.com, Apps: Apple Podcasts | If not for the countless injuries that have marred his career, Correa certainly would have crossed this threshold sooner. CLEVELAND -- The typical expectations of age don't seem to apply to Carlos Correa's family. On weekends, he'd make the kid wash the family's cars. Astros fans might be repping a Correa jersey with a different number on it in the future. It doesn’t really affect me. Not until Correa scrolled through his social media accounts after Thursday’s 8-7 loss did he realize his milestone. Correa ascribes the change to a slight tweak with his setup. I was able to get drafted first overall by the Astros and, like I said, I'm here now playing for the Houston Astros, which is a dream come true.". When you swing at good pitches, only good things can happen.”. It was Correa's father who first introduced the Astros' rookie shortstop to the game when he was 5 years old in Puerto Rico, and his father, also named Carlos Correa, remains a huge influence to this day. He's mature. Correa's father can't help but boast about his son. When I have that down, everything works right. His dad also took a second job working construction so his son could learn English, and he always made time to show his son the finer points of the game. "It's a group effort.". He entered Friday night’s game against the Athletics with 19 hits since his return. All I can control is performing and helping my teammates.”. 1 with a bullet. Thanks! Get insights, lively discussion and, of course, debate from Houston Chronicle columnists and guests every Thursday as they take on the most current hot-button topics in sports. 2 prospect in the game. "I'd be thinking, 'I've got to play baseball, because this is tough,'" Correa recalled with a laugh. It was an hour from his home, which meant he had to wake up at 5 a.m. each weekday. “I’ve felt great at the plate,” Correa said. Correa has wanted this basically from that first day he set foot on a construction site. “He was crying,” Correa said. “(I have) a better rhythm when I’m hitting,” Correa said. Really, Carlos Sr. has been there through every game. So far, he's made good on that promise by ascending up the Minor League ladder and overcoming a fractured fibula that prematurely ended his 2014 season. Carlos Correa shares milestone with his dad Chandler Rome Aug. 16, 2019 Updated: Aug. 16, 2019 11:28 p.m. Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Reddit Pinterest As noted by FanGraphs' Jeff Sullivan, Correa's third home run of the season -- off the Rockies' Kyle Kendrick -- came on a low and inside pitch 16 inches from the middle of the plate, well off the inside edge. Correa's maturity is not by accident. "He didn't know much about baseball and then he started looking for people that knew about baseball and more information about baseball, and he started teaching me," Correa said. Associated With. Now, the city of approximately 23,000 is live streaming his big league debut in its plaza for all to watch. "I get to hit my first home run and him being out there. He knows his swing really well. Since his return July 26, Correa is slugging .667. Correa was in public school until the fourth grade when he moved to a bilingual Christian school. So we started practicing every day, trying to get on some teams and all of them told me they were full and I had never played baseball before.". I wanted to stay in Puerto Rico and show the kids in Puerto coming behind me it could be done. Spotify | "They wanted me to move because they said in the States I would have a better chance to get drafted higher because the scouts would be watching me play in the States all the time, and I said no," Correa said. "I feel like the way I was raised and the work I did on my way here is making me feel more comfortable at this level.". Even his Little League team in his hometown of Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico, gave its profits to Correa so that he could continue practicing. HOUSTON -- Carlos Correa 's father would do everything he could to help his son become a Major League player.
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