Houston Astros infielder Carlos Correa will require season-ending surgery to repair his left ankle, he confirmed to reporters on Wednesday.
Correa said he tore a tendon in his ankle and will undergo the surgery soon, with a recovery time of six to eight months.
The injury occurred as Correa took swings in the batting cage prior to the Astros’ home game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday. Nick Allen replaced Correa in the lineup at shortstop after being activated from the 10-day injured list (back spasms) earlier in the day.
Correa’s injury marked the second consecutive day that the Astros lost a starter during batting practice. Catcher Yainer Diaz sustained an oblique strain while swinging a bat on Monday and was placed on the 10-day injured list.
Astros manager Joe Espada said Diaz will be out “a while.”
Correa, 31, is batting .279 with three home runs and 16 RBIs in 32 games while splitting his time between shortstop and third base.
Houston selected Correa with the first overall pick of the 2012 MLB Draft. He was the 2015 American League Rookie of the Year and collected the Gold Glove for AL shortstops in 2021.
The three-time All-Star, Correa is a career .275 hitter with 203 homers and 740 RBIs in 1,285 regular-season games for the Astros (2015-21, 2025-present) and Minnesota Twins (2022-25).
Diaz, 27, is batting .238 with two home runs and 14 RBIs in 26 games.
For his career, Diaz is batting .276 with 61 homers, 229 RBIs, a .302 on-base percentage and a .448 slugging percentage in 427 games, all with Houston since 2022.
Christian Vazquez started at catcher against the Dodgers on Tuesday. The Astros won 2-1.
