Mets swoop in to sign Carlos Correa to a 12-year, $315 million deal after Giants mess, report says

Carlos Correa would now be New York dead.

the mets Correa reached a 12-year deal worth $315 million late Tuesday night, According to John Heyman of the New York Post. Team owner Steve Cohen and Korea agent Scott Porras sealed the blockbuster contract over the course of several hours while the billionaire was in Hawaii, Hyman reported.

Korea, the all-star player he played with Minnesota Twins Last season, he was expected to move to third base as the Mets have Francisco Lindor at shortstop.

The massive deal pushes the Mets’ payroll to an estimated $384 million, along with $111 million in luxury tax payments. Cohen, beneficiary of his own level of luxury tax fines, He didn’t seem to care.

The reported signing capped a wild series of events on the tuesday post San Francisco GiantsCorrea, who had previously agreed to a 13-year, $350 million free agent contract, delayed Correa’s previously planned introductory press conference earlier in the day. But that press conference was postponed due to a medical concern that arose during the physical examination. The Associated Press reported.

Most contracts in MLB, particularly high-dollar free agent agreements, are not finalized until the player in question passes a physical exam conducted by the signing team. If issues arise during that physical, the agreement can be renegotiated, canceled outright, or proceed as planned.

Correa has dealt with several health issues and injuries in his career, including back and neck problems when he was with the Astros, ahead of his time with the twins. Again, the nature of the current concern is not yet known, so it may not be related to any past issues.

Correa, who turned 28 in September, has spent 2022 with the Twins on the equivalent of a one-year, $35.1 million contract with a two-year, $70.2 million insurance policy in the event his performance fails or he suffers a catastrophic injury. None of that happened and Correa decided to withdraw from his contract after the season and is ready to take advantage of this contract in the off-season.

His deal with the Giants would have been the biggest ever for a shortstop and the biggest ever for a former #1 draft pick. Overall, Correa’s $350 million deal was the fourth-largest deal for an MLB player, trailing only Mike Trout’s $426.5 million extension with AngelsMookie Betts $365 million extension with DodgersAaron Judge’s latest $360 million deal with… Yankees. The Giants earlier this season came close to signing Aaron Judge, who eventually returned to the Yankees.