The iconic phrase “Houston we have problems” has become a constant this year for the Astros. The sidereals will not have the Puerto Rican for the rest of the season Carlos Correa. The shortstop, who returned to the Astros after a trade with the Minnesota Twins in 2025, will undergo surgery to repair a tendon in his left ankle.
“Not what I expected, but now is the time to deal with it, focus directly and focus on rehabilitation,” said the shortstop, who prior to the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, which Houston won 2-1 against Shohei Ohtani, was removed from the lineup.
Injuries affect the Astros in the season
“I was in batting practice, a normal day, I felt good, I did my normal routine, I made contact and the ball completely hit me and I couldn’t put weight back on my foot,” explained Correa, who has a .279/.369/.418 offensive line with three home runs and 16 RBIs.
“I was in batting practice, a normal day, I felt good, I did my normal routine, I made contact and the ball completely hit me and I couldn’t put weight back on my foot,” explained Correa, who has a .279/.369/.418 offensive line with three home runs and 16 RBIs.
The Houston team, which started today fourth in its division four games from the top, has been decimated by a series of injuries. Something that has happened constantly since last year and continues this year, even when the entire team’s medical staff was replaced.
Now, with Correa out for the rest of the year, four players from the inaugural lineup are on the injured list. One day before the sad news about the Puerto Rican, catcher Yainer Díaz suffered and was sent to the injured list. He is not expected to return anytime soon. The other two who played on March 27 and are on 10-day DL are Jeremy Peña, soon to return, and Joey Loperfido.
“I’m going to move forward, trusting in the Lord’s plans. I’m going to maintain a positive attitude and focus on the surgery,” said Correa, who may take between six and eight months to be 100 percent recovered to play baseball again.
Although the phrase about problems is iconic in Houston, in the same house they have a solution to overcome the obstacles. In the offseason they tried to trade Isaac Paredes, but a successful trade emerged. So with Peña’s return in sight – he is already training – the Mexican will settle in at third and the Dominican will take care of the short stops.
In addition to the four injured players who played on opening day, the Astros have other injured players: Ronel Blanco, Christian Javier, Hayden Wesneski, Brandon Walter and Josh Hader on the 60-day list. Hunter Brown, Tatsuya Imai and Nate Pearson disqualified from 15-day list; plus Jake Mayers and Taylor Trammell the 10-day roster.
The Astros seem to have problems, but they also have time. Will they find the formula to stay healthy and rebound in the Division?
