On Monday night, Byron Buxton received a phone call from Carlos Correa. The shortstop had a secret he couldn’t wait to share… “(Correa) was like, ‘She’s already pregnant — I’m coming back to the Twins.’” ✍️ DanHayesMLB
The majority of the conversations between the two old friends this offseason focused on life, family and checking in on Correa’s well-being whenever his free-agent ordeal ground to a halt. Yet after mostly staying removed from the free-agent process, Buxton was looped in earlier this month after Correa’s agreement with theStill, Buxton didn’t want to be blunt.
Twenty minutes into our conversation, Buxton revealed a secret of his own: He contributed to bringing Correa back.On Jan. 5, Buxton decided to re-engage. He’d previously been involved right before Correa agreed to a 13-year, $350 million contract with, but had since stayed at arm’s length. Mostly their conversations were about making sure that Correa, whom Buxton had known since they were selected with the first two picks in the 2012 amateur draft, was OK.
“It’s never specific, specific info, it’s more like we want to keep the momentum of a conversation going. It probably happens in more negotiations than you realize.” Buxton also recalled a conversation the two later had at second base once they arrived in the majors, when Correa asked about the center fielder’s experience in Minnesota and Buxton provided a strong scouting report.
Despite a close friendship, Buxton avoided pressuring Correa, who on Wednesday described their relationship as “beautiful.” Buxton wanted Correa back, but didn’t think influencing Correa’s decision was fair.“I don’t feel like needed to be pushed,” Buxton said. “‘You do what you feel is right for you and your family.’ It was just be there to encourage him in whatever he does. Once he went back into limbo, that’s when I kind of got a little bit more in the loop.
Three or four days later, Buxton heard from Correa once again. Though they always suspected the other shoe might drop and Mets owner Steve Cohen would swoop in at the last minute to finalize their flailing deal, the Twins felt better about their chances knowing Correa was motivated to rejoin.
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