Age: 27 (born Sept. 22, 1994 in Ponce, Puerto Rico)
Size: 6-4, 220
Contract: Three years, $35.1 million per season, with opt-outs at the end of this season and next. He is the fourth highest-paid player in baseball this season, behind Max Scherzer ($43.3 million), Gerrit Cole ($36 million) and Mike Trout ($35.5 million).
Quick path: No. 1 overall pick in the 2012 MLB Draft. Played for six minor league teams in the Astros system before debuting with Houston at age 20.
In the majors: In seven seasons, he has been in the postseason six times and played in three World Series, winning in 2017.
Career stats: In 752 games, Correa has 133 home runs, 489 RBI and a .277 batting average. He won a Gold Glove at shortstop last season.
Postseason: In 79 games, he is hitting .272 with 18 home runs and 59 RBI, sixth most all-time.
Family: Wife Daniella, son Kylo. Carlos proposed on the field after winning the 2017 World Series.
The quote: "When I go to Minnesota, I diet for a week before going there so I can just crush Juicy Lucys every day."
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