Astros' Carlos Correa Opens Up About Near-Drowning in Minnesota Lake During Summer of 2025

Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa dealt with a harrowing near-death experience after nearly drowning in a Minnesota lake last summer, and he recounted the details in an interview with MLB.com's Brian McTaggart.

Correa and his family were enjoying an afternoon boating trip. Unfortunately, Correa's hamstrings and quads began cramping while he was in the water and away from both the boat and the shore. He was with his three-year-old son, who was wearing a life jacket and hanging onto his father.

Correa spotted a buoy but had trouble grabbing onto it with both his left and right hands. He screamed out to the boat for help, and his father-in-law swam out to him and threw him a life jacket while still hanging onto the buoy. From there, Correa was able to rest and float and survive the horrible ordeal.

Correa told McTaggart that he prayed during his near-death experience, shouting out, "Lord, save me. I promise you that if you save me from this one, I will serve you and I will serve you forever."

After he was saved, Correa added this prayer, per his comments to McTaggart: "I was like, from that moment on, I'm going to serve you. I am going to keep my promise. And from that moment, I've been fully devoted."

He has kept that promise, organizing a Bible study at his house every Saturday that grew to 60 people last offseason. Correa has also had many discussions about the Bible and his faith with his teammates and has become a more regular attendee at his church, Champions Forest Baptist Church in Houston.

In addition, he also spoke with their pastor, Jarrett Stephens, about his desire to teach and spread the teachings of the Bible. He did just that in December, delivering a sermon to senior citizens at a retirement home in Houston, where he recounted his story and overcoming other trials and tribulations in his life, including overcoming a serious 2014 injury to his ankle, which was fractured in two places.

Correa is entering his 12th MLB season. He's a three-time All-Star and one-time World Series winner who earned a Gold Glove after the 2021 season. Correa also hit the 200-homer mark last year, and he's posted an .816 OPS and 124 OPS+ over his decade-plus in the bigs.