World Series champ recalls terrifying near-drowning incident in Minnesota

Houston Astros prima Carlos Correa elaborate a harrowing ordeal he and his boy faced connected a Minnesota reservoir past summer.

Correa and his 3-year-old boy were swimming successful Lake Minnetonka erstwhile his legs began to cramp up. With his boy clinging to him, Correa noticed a buoy a fewer feet distant and swam to it successful a last-ditch effort to enactment alive.

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Houston Astros 3rd baseman Carlos Correa (1) celebrates pinch teammates aft scoring a tally against nan Atlanta Braves successful nan 5th inning astatine Truist Park connected Sept. 12, 2025.  (Brett Davis/Imagn Images)

He said he turned to God to thief him done nan strenuous time.

"’ Lord, prevention me,’" he told MLB.com. "'I committedness you that if you prevention maine from this one, I will service you and I will service you forever.’"

Correa wasn’t retired of nan woods yet erstwhile he sewage to nan buoy. He slipped and fell nether nan water. As he struggled to enactment supra nan water, he yelled retired to a vessel for help. Correa’s father-in-law, who was connected nan boat, noticed nan MLB player struggling and swam retired to him to thief him.

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Houston Astros infielder Carlos Correa (1) useful during outpouring training astatine CACTI Park of The Palm Beaches connected Feb. 15, 2026.  (Sam Navarro/Imagn Images)

"I was like, ‘From that infinitesimal on, I’m going to service you,’" Correa said he told God successful that moment. "I americium going to support my promise. And from that moment, I’ve been afloat devoted."

Houston acquired Correa successful a waste and acquisition pinch nan Minnesota Twins past July. It ended up being his 2nd stint pinch nan Astros arsenic he continues to beryllium connected nan squad astatine nan commencement of nan 2026 season.

He played 51 games for nan Astros successful 2025, hitting .290 pinch six location runs.

Correa played 8 years for nan Astros from 2015 to 2021 earlier he signed a woody pinch nan Twins. He was a two-time All-Star successful his first tally pinch Houston, won a World Series and was nan 2017 American League Rookie of nan Year.

Houston Astros 3rd baseman Carlos Correa (1) warms up anterior to nan crippled against nan Texas Rangers astatine Daikin Park connected Sept. 15, 2025. (Erik Williams/Imagn Images)

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He’s group to beryllium successful nan lineup erstwhile again for opening day. The lineup includes Jose Altuve and Yordan Alvarez.

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