Carlos Correa is used to winning and he doesn't plan on having it any other way now that he's a Minnesota Twin.
Correa, 27, made his first media appearance on Wednesday since signing a three-year contract worth $105.3 million with the Twins after spending his entire career with the Houston Astros. That time with the Astros included the controversial 2017 World Series championship.
"I'm super excited to join the Twins family," Correa said. "When we talked on the Zoom call, we only talked about winning. That's what we want to build here. We want to build a championship culture. We want to move forward, win divisions, and win championships. That's my goal here."
Talking exclusively with WCCO's Mike Max after the press conference, Correa says signing with the Twins was all about winning.
"When I talked on the Zoom call with them, we talked all about winning," Correa told Max on the WCCO Morning News with Vineeta Sawkar. "That's a challenge I got to say yes to. The ballpark I love to play in, love to hit in this ballpark. And the players, all these guys I've know what type of people they are. From the moment I walked into that Clubhouse I know I'll be well-received."
Tuesday marks Correa's first official day with the Twins after signing the new deal, which Twins General Manager Thad Levine says was a plan long in the making.
"This has been an unusual offseason all the way through with starts and stops along the way," Levine said. "When we had conversations with Scott [Borras] about a number of players and when he expressed this would be a fit for Carlos, we knew it certainly would be for us and it went pretty quickly from there."
Boras, who joined Correa and Levine during Wednesday morning's press conference, said the deal made sense and quickly drew Correa's interest.
"Our biggest concern and for Carlos was that he wanted to go somewhere that he plays well and has a chance to win. Certainly Minnesota created that scenario for him."
Correa's contract includes opt-outs following the 2022 and 2023 season, however, the two-time All-Star isn't viewing the deal as a one-and-done type of scenario.
"We're seeing this as I want to build a championship culture in this organization and I want to show [the Twins] what I can do and what I can bring to the table so we can have a long term relationship at some point," added Correa."
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