Correa placed on IL with fractured rib

All-Star shortstop expected to be out approximately 4-6 weeks; Straw recalled from Triple A

May 29th, 2019

HOUSTON, TX -- All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa has been placed on the 10-day Injured List due to a fractured rib, Astros President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Jeff Luhnow announced today.

The injury will keep Correa out of action for approximately 4-6 weeks.

Luhnow also announced that IF/OF Myles Straw has been recalled from Triple A Round Rock and is scheduled to join the big club today. Straw hit .289 (55x190) in 46 games for the Express with a club-best 16 steals in 18 attempts. Defensively, Straw has appeared in 25 games at shortstop and 23 games in centerfield. This will be Straw’s second Major League stint as he appeared in nine games in 2018 as a September call-up (.333, 3x9).

Correa, who last played on Sunday vs. Boston, has been one of the top shortstops in the American League this season, ranking second at the position in OPS (.907), HR (11) and RBI (35) and third in slugging pct. (.547). He also ranks second among AL shortstops in fielding pct. (.988), committing just two errors in 173 total chances.