Carlos Correa Injury Update on Astros Star's Surgery, Timeline to Return in New MLB Rumors

Houston Astros star Carlos Correa will miss the remainder of the 2026 MLB season after having surgery on his left ankle on Monday.

Correa previously let it be known that he was facing a recovery timeline of six to eight months, via MLB.com's Brian McTaggart.

Houston has already been decimated by injuries this season prior to the Correa news. Jeremy Peña, Yainer Diaz, Joey Loperfido, Hunter Brown, Tatsuya Imai and Cristian Javier are all on the injured list.

Correa was set to lead off and play shortstop for the Astros in the original lineup posted by manager Joe Espada. Nick Allen filled in at shortstop in the revised lineup.

One small silver lining to the situation is it's not to Correa's right ankle, which was the source of much discussion during his free agency after the 2022 season.

In December 2022, the San Francisco Giants had a 13-year, $350 million agreement in place with Correa that fell apart when the club failed him on a physical due to concerns with his right ankle stemming from an arthroscopic procedure to repair a fractured fibula when he was playing in the minors in 2014.

The New York Mets stepped in with a plan to give Correa a 12-year, $315 million contract, but they also backed out of the agreement due to concerns about the same ankle.

Correa ultimately signed a six-year, $200 million contract with the Minnesota Twins in January 2023. He spent two full seasons with the club before being traded to the Astros in July 2025.

The Astros originally drafted Correa with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2012 MLB draft. He spent his first seven big-league seasons in Houston, helping the team win a World Series title in 2017.

In 32 games this season, Correa hit .279/.369/.418 with three homers. He ranked third on the Astros with 1.2 fWAR, behind Yordan Alvarez and Christian Walker.