MINNEAPOLIS — It’s not an issue with Carlos Correa’s wrist. He doesn’t feel like his approach is bad.
The Twins shortstop says the culprit for his early season offensive troubles is simply swing-related.
“I’m dealing with my swing sucks right now,” Correa said. “That’s the only thing I’m dealing with. … I don’t feel too far off. It’s not like I’m going out and striking out three times a night. There’s been some good contact, some good ABs. It’s just the consistency is not quite there and that’s what we’re trying to find.”
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Correa is slashing .167/.222/.274 after going hitless in three at-bats in Thursday’s rain-shortened 3-0 loss to the Chicago White Sox at Target Field. The Twins’ effort to complete a series sweep was stymied as they finished 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position and stranded seven runners. The loss went to Twins starter Chris Paddack, who allowed two earned runs in five innings.
On the team’s last homestand, Correa exited an April 15 game against the New York Mets with left wrist soreness and missed most of the next game, entering late in the contest for defensive purposes. But Correa reported his wrist felt fine the next day and returned to the lineup last Friday.
Over the weekend in Atlanta, Correa went 4-for-11 with a double and his first home run of the season.
Carlos Correa ties it up with his first blast of the year 💪 pic.twitter.com/fPtHG6lU93
— MLB (@MLB) April 20, 2025
Since returning home, Correa is 0-for-12, including lining into a bases-loaded double play in Wednesday’s victory.
While his OPS (.496) is noticeably down, so too are several key metrics. Correa’s average exit velocity is sitting at 87.8 mph, down more than 2 mph from his 89.9 mph career mark. His 4.4 percent barrel rate is significantly down from a 9.1 percent career mark.
Also noticeable: Correa’s average launch angle, which sits at 7.2 degrees, is down from his 10.1 career mark, meaning even when he hits the ball hard, Correa is hitting it into the ground more frequently.
The lack of loft has led Correa to ground into six double plays this season, one more than he did in all of his abbreviated All-Star campaign in 2024.
“I feel good,” Correa said. “It’s not the results you want to get, but at the same time, the grind of trying to figure it out is what excites me and keeps me going. Just got to show up tomorrow and keep putting in the work and eventually it’s going to click and from there you take off. I’m just looking forward to that day.”
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Despite the offensive struggles, Correa is not taking his slump with him into the field. Correa is tied for 16th among all position players with a Fielding Run Value of 2 and has registered 3 outs above average, according to Baseball Savant.
Here are several more takeaways from Thursday’s Twins loss:
• A calculated risk to give Willi Castro enough time to recover from a right oblique strain didn’t pay off as the Twins placed the utilityman on the 10-day injured list Thursday. The club hoped Castro would show enough improvement from his Grade 1 strain to return without an IL stint.
But Castro, who suggested he was available over the team’s previous five games in an emergency role (pinch running, late defense or as a right-handed at-bat) didn’t recover enough. His primary issue is swinging from the left side. Castro said he felt good hitting righty, taking grounders, and even running, though he initially felt some tightness when doing so.
Now, Castro expects to be completely shut down for several days and to use all 10 days to recover, hence no back-dating of the injury.
“If you can get Willi back in five or six days, I think it’s worth it,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. “It just didn’t happen. Sometimes you take a calculated risk and it doesn’t work out. But it’s not as though I think we missed out on a lot of different things that we might have done otherwise. We were a little short-handed, but I don’t think those spots hurt us in the games we played.”
• The Twins’ offense could get a big boost around the time their next homestand starts (May 6 versus Baltimore) as Royce Lewis is set to begin a rehab assignment. Out since March 16 with a left hamstring strain, Lewis will join Triple-A St. Paul on Friday. Baldelli said the plan for Lewis requires him to play several full games at third base before he returns. Lewis is expected to play five innings Friday and perhaps start as the team’s designated hitter.
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• Pablo López will be activated off the IL to start Friday against the potentially sleep-deprived Los Angeles Angels. López has hit every physical mark since he went on the 15-day IL retroactive to April 9 with a right hamstring strain. The Twins’ rotation has fared well in his absence. Entering Thursday’s outing by Paddack, Twins starters carried a 2.35 ERA in their previous 14 games after posting a 6.90 ERA in the first 10 games of the season.
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