Carlos Correa

Carlos Javier Correa, Jr. (born September 22, 1994) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball shortstop for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). Correa made his MLB debut in 2015, and won the American League Rookie of the Year Award.

Correa was drafted first overall by the Astros in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft. An honor roll graduate of the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy and High School, he is the highest selection to come directly from a Puerto Rican high school. Correa is also the third Latino to be the first overall selection in the MLB Draft, after Alex Rodriguez and Adrian González, as well as the first Puerto Rican and Latin American-born player to do so.

Early life and introduction to baseball

Correa was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, to Carlos, Sr. and Sandybel Oppenheimer. The family had a low income but built a small house in Barrio Velázquez, a fishing village where he was raised. Since early in his life, Correa often played catch in an adjacent alley, which prompted a neighbor to suggest enrolling him in a youth league, the parent-pitch category, when he was five years old. Correa was assigned to play first base due to his hitting ability, while his father continued training him every day during their free time. In 1998, Hurricane Georges caused heavy damage to the family's house. This forced his father to take several odd jobs, but he continued training Correa Jr. on a daily basis.

Carlos Correa (disambiguation)

Carlos Correa (born 1994) is a Puerto Rican baseball player.

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