The New York Mets have concerns with Carlos Correa‘s physical after agreeing to a 12-year, $315 million deal with the star shortstop, The Athletic reports.
It marks the second time in a week a team has had concerns about Correa’s physical after agreeing to a deal with him.
Correa became available to the Mets earlier this week when the San Francisco Giants expressed concern about his surgically repaired right leg after agreeing to a 13-year, $350 million deal.
With those concerns holding up the deal, Correa’s agent, Scott Boras, pivoted to the Mets on Wednesday
Mets owner Steve Cohen went on record about the deal when it was agreed to, telling the New York Post: “We needed one more thing and this is it.”
The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal and Dan Hayes say it might be hard for the Mets to get out of the deal after Cohen’s comments.
The Athletic reporters say there is a possibility the parties could put language in the deal not guaranteeing a certain amount of money if Correa misses a specific amount of time with a leg problem.
Correa underwent his physical with the Giants on Monday before the team cancelled a scheduled news conference on Tuesday.
Correa has played 136 and 148 games during the past two seasons with the Minnesota Twins and Houston Astros, respectively.
The Puerto Rico native is a two-time all-star and won the World Series with the Astros in 2017.
