Carlos Correa plays for the Houston Astros again. It just sounds right.

Correa was traded by the Minnesota Twins only 2 1/2 years into his six-year, $200 million contract. He’ll re-join the team that selected him first overall in the 2012 draft, and brought him his lone World Series ring in 2017.

It was a homecoming in every way. Correa told reporters he was excited to bring his family back to the place they lived for most of his career, and that his parents still lived in the area, so they’d be able to come to many more games.

DENVER, CO – JULY 20: Carlos Correa #4 of the Minnesota Twins jogs off the field after the sixth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on July 20, 2025 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo… DENVER, CO – JULY 20: Carlos Correa #4 of the Minnesota Twins jogs off the field after the sixth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on July 20, 2025 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)

And the way Correa facilitated the trade to Houston, as it turned out, was something out of a movie.

On Thursday, in an interview with MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart, Correa said he not only told Minnesota’s front office he wanted a trade, but said he was only willing to accept one to the Astros.

“I had some conversations with the front office in Minnesota and we were not moving in the direction that I thought we were after the playoffs (in 2023), and they agreed with me that it was time to move me,” Correa said, according to McTaggart. “I let them know there was only one team I would allow that to happen.”

Plus, the 30-year-old Correa said he’s looking forward to switching to third base, which he eventually wanted to do in Minnesota as well, to accommodate his replacement at shortstop in Houston, Jeremy Peña.

Though it hasn’t been a strong season at the plate for Correa so far, he’s hopeful a return to Daikin Park will reinvigorate his bat. And the Astros are getting back one of the most prolific postseason players ever, just in time for the playoff chase.

“It’s going to be electric,” Correa said, per McTaggart. “It’s going to be a lot of fun and I cannot wait to get started with the guys again. I’m coming home and there’s only one goal in mind and that’s to win championships.”

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