Carlos Correa talks about Mets negotiations, and has a conversation regarding 3B with Francisco Lindor

The Carlos Correa After a series of deals with the Giants, the All-Star shortstop was freed from his contract and returned to the Minnesota Twins. Mets The deal was not reached.

Both the teams and the ankle issue raised red flags during his physicals.

Correa had an operation on his ankle in 2014. This was before he joined the majors. The Athletic, the Giants’ doctor believed it wouldn’t “hold up.”

“The Giants used an ankle specialist who didn’t pass me,” Correa said. “Then the Mets used the same specialist, who obviously wasn’t going to pass me. He had already spoken to another team about me ankle. He wasn’t going to change it. He was going to stand by what he was saying, of course, because that is what he believed.”

Correa points to how he has never missed a game due to his ankle, and that he has done a lot of work to stabilize his ankles since his surgery.

The two-time All-Star previously agreed to a 13-year deal worth $350 million with the Giants, but once that deal hit a snag, Correa’s agent Scott Boras told him of the Mets’ interest.

Correa claimed he spoke with Mets owner Steve Cohen Before he traveled to New York for his physical, he was with his wife. He called Cohen a “really, really nice guy.”

He also spoke to Francisco Lindor.

The deal would have moved Correa to third base, something the Puerto Rican — who has only played shortstop in the big leagues — was happy to do for his fellow countryman.

“I was never going to step on his toes,” Correa said of his 45-minute conversation with Lindor. “Out of my mouth would never come the words, ‘I want to play shortstop.’ Out of my mouth would never come any form of betrayal toward him.

“From that moment on, from the moment the deal was agreed on, my mind was set to play third base every single day. That was going to never change. I wanted him know that I would be loyal to him. I would always be there for my son, no matter what he needed. Just to be sure that everything was clear. When players of both our calibers play shortstop and there’s a change there’s always some animosity in there. I wanted to be sure he understood that I was okay with third base. I was going to make the move, no problem.”

The two sides ended up agreeing to a 12-year, $315 million contract. However, the ankle issue hampered the conclusion of the agreement.

Correa claims the Twins were always in conversation because of the way the organization and city treated him and his family during his one-season with the club. But when the physical failed and the negotiations to alter contract language became “impossible to accomplish,” he told Boras “make me a Twin. Let’s make it work with the Twins.”

Correa was signed by The Twins for six-years, $200 million.

Correa now only thinks about winning, and he reiterated his feelings from last season. re-introduction press conference.

“There’s no hard feelings toward both [the Giants’ and Mets’] organizations,” he said. “There’s nothing but respect for them. Different opinions are not uncommon among doctors. That’s fine. God led me to the Minnesota Twins. I couldn’t be more grateful for this opportunity.”