Breaking: Carlos Correa Carried Off Field After Hurting Ankle
By Yoni Pollak
Houston Astros #1 prospect, Carlos Correa, had to be carted off the field Saturday night. Jason Schwartz is a JetHawks broadcaster and has some information, though we probably won’t hear much until Sunday morning at the earliest.
Carlos Correa appears to hurt right ankle sliding into 3rd base on a triple. Was carried off field. #JetHawks #Astros
— Jason Schwartz (@jasondschwartz) June 22, 2014
Correa was just carted from dugout to back of LF fence. Had towel draped over head with head in hands. Very upset. #JetHawks #Astros
— Jason Schwartz (@jasondschwartz) June 22, 2014
Correa was being aggressive on hit to LF corner. Made it to 3rd safely but appeared to over slide over the bag. Was in immediate pain.
— Jason Schwartz (@jasondschwartz) June 22, 2014
UPDATE:
According to source, Carlos Correa may have broken his right fibula tonight. #JetHawks #Astros
— Eric Smith (@Eric_L_Smith) June 22, 2014
Here’s Dan Fillat, who was in attendance for tonight’s game.
@AstrosFuture Correa being helped off pic.twitter.com/oMwHy2fODz
— Dan Fillat (@Coach_Fillat) June 22, 2014
@AstrosFuture here is the photo of Correa. pic.twitter.com/MxFK06zyOJ
— Dan Fillat (@Coach_Fillat) June 22, 2014
There could not be worse news right now than a major injury to Correa. Astros fans have seen how great young players can infuse a much needed boost to the Astros, and Correa was close to a year away from joining the team. Missing an extended period of time will certainly push his timetable back. This injury doesn’t look good and it could be a while before we see Correa back in action.
Let’s just hope Correa is okay and can come back in a few weeks.