Astros' Carlos Correa shares horrifying near-drowning expertise

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Houston Astros star Carlos Correa detailed a harrowing ordeal he and his son confronted on a Minnesota lake final summer season.

Correa and his 3-year-old son have been swimming in Lake Minnetonka when his legs started to cramp up. Along with his son clinging to him, Correa observed a buoy just a few toes away and swam to it in a last-ditch effort to remain alive.

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Houston Astros third baseman Carlos Correa celebrates with teammates after scoring a run in opposition to the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on Sept. 12, 2025. (Brett Davis/Imagn Pictures)

He stated he turned to God to assist him by the strenuous time.

"’Lord, save me,’" he told MLB.com . "'I promise you that when you save me from this one, I'll serve you and I'll serve you ceaselessly.’"

Correa wasn’t out of the woods but when he obtained to the buoy. He slipped and fell underneath the water. As he struggled to remain above the water, he yelled out to a ship for assist. Correa’s father-in-law, who was on the boat, observed the MLB player struggling and swam out to assist him.

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Houston Astros infielder Carlos Correa works throughout spring coaching at CACTI Park of The Palm Seashores on Feb. 15, 2026. (Sam Navarro/Imagn Pictures)

"I used to be like, ‘From that second on, I’m going to serve you,’" Correa stated he informed God in that second. "I'm going to maintain my promise. And from that second, I’ve been totally devoted."

Houston acquired Correa in a commerce with the Minnesota Twins final July. It ended up being his second stint with the Astros as he continues to be on the workforce at first of the 2026 season.

He performed 51 video games for the Astros in 2025, hitting .290 with six residence runs.

Correa performed eight years for the Astros from 2015 to 2021 earlier than he signed a cope with the Twins. He was a two-time All-Star in his first run with Houston, received a World Sequence and was the 2017 American League Rookie of the Yr.