Carlos Correa Injury Update Reveals Prior Setback and More Delays

The Minnesota Twins got back on the winning track on Saturday evening, in a 6-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. As has been the case for well over a month now, Carlos Correa was not in the lineup.

It was July 12 when Correa last took the field. He was placed on injured reserve with plantar fasciitis in his right foot, in the days that followed. At first, it was believed the 29-year-old 2024 All-Star would be back right after Mid-Summer Classic activities in Arlington.

Carlos Correa reveals setback in recovery from plantar fasciitis injury

Now, over six weeks later, Carlos Correa remains on the shelf. He updated media members at Target Field on Saturday. That’s when we finally found out more about what’s been going on with this rehab process, behind the scenes.

Correa, who “is not expected to rejoin the Twins this month”, revealed a setback he suffered a couple of weeks ago. It happened when he first trying to run in cleats. The 3x All Star and 2017 World Series Champion hasn’t put spikes on since.

The pain in Correa’s foot has lingered longer than Correa or the organization expected when he landed on the injured list in July. The initial plan was for him to return shortly after the All-Star break, but he had a “minor setback” a couple of weeks ago while running in cleats.

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Carlos Correa may be aiming for a return in the beginning of September, but that timeline isn’t in stone. The most strenuous workout he has put his foot through, since suffering that setback, was Friday. He ran some 40-yard dashes at 80% intensity, “in regular shoes”.

Minnesota Twins shortstop compares plantar fascia injuries

Last season, the Twins’ $200 million man battled through a plantar fasciitis injury in his left foot. Why was he able to play through that for most of the season? He compared the two injuries, on Saturday, noting that the pain in this latest case has been much more severe than what ailed him in 2023.

Last year with the pain that I had, I could manage,” said Correa, who underwent a platelet-rich plasma injection during the All-Star break. “The time that I’ve been down after the procedure we did in the break, I’m not able to play. Like it’s just impossible for me to just go out there and give 20, 30%. It’s not going to happen the way I was feeling.”

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Finally, Correa also admitted that he and the Twins are being more careful, since the setback. Because this plantar injury is in his right foot. The same right foot that was surgically repaired in 2014, and the same one that failed two $300 million physicals last Spring.

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In September 2023, a complete tear of his left plantar fascia actually eased some of the pain he was in. But that is not something they want to happen, in this case. Tearing that plantar fascia tissue could cause additional complications, due to that infamous 2014 ankle procedure.

Correa remains confident he will be back in September, where he hopes to lead the Minnesota Twins on another playoff run. “I think at some point with the work that we’ve been doing lately, I will get back in there, it’s just a matter of when.”