World Series champ recalls terrifying near-drowning incident in Minnesota

Houston Astros prima Carlos Correa elaborate a harrowing ordeal helium and his lad faced connected a Minnesota water past summer.

Correa and his 3-year-old lad were swimming successful Lake Minnetonka erstwhile his legs began to cramp up. With his lad 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 with teammates aft scoring a tally against the Atlanta Braves successful the 5th inning astatine Truist Park connected Sept. 12, 2025.  (Brett Davis/Imagn Images)

He said helium turned to God to assistance him done the strenuous time.

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

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

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Houston Astros infielder Carlos Correa (1) works during outpouring grooming 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 helium 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 commercialized with the Minnesota Twins past July. It ended up being his 2nd stint with the Astros arsenic helium continues to beryllium connected the squad astatine the commencement of the 2026 season.

He played 51 games for the Astros successful 2025, hitting .290 with six location runs.

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

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

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

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