Or two. "She went to the room last night and she had the most amazing birthday, of course," Correa said. What are your thoughts on Carlos Correa signing with the Twins? Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. We here at CBS Sports are hardly well-adjusted, so we figured we'd provide a handy timeline of Correa's offseason. Six years after Kai Correa made the leap from Division III Puget Sound for an assistant coaching role with Division I Northern Colorado, the Hawaii native is making another jump that would make the distance from Oahu to Oracle Park look tiny. I think one of the things about coaching thats very difficult is after you have good content, you have to be able to market it and deliver it in digestible pieces.. The grandson of legendary Hawaii high school coach Jimmy Correa and the son of another one of the states most influential coaches, Tom Correa, Kais earliest memories are guided by baseball, on and off the diamond. [3] His first was as a volunteer assistant, and final three as a full-time assistant coach. "She's tired of watching me hit home runs. Theres nothing about him that is currently any form of a medical issue. Then Correa jogged out to the half-field where three coaches waited for him, and he shouted happily and cajoled as he gloved and whipped baseballs through a series of drills. The industry as a whole views fielding percentage as an inefficient measure of true defensive success, but it was improved fielding percentages at a pair of colleges that helped jumpstart a career thats led him to the Giants bench. They drafted me twice, so they showed a lot of interest in me, he said. Correa probably isnt a likely bet to land a manager job in the near future, but teams that want to dig into the Giants success should put him on their interview list. This comes less than 24 hours after Texans QB Deshaun Watson waived his no-trade clause and was traded to the Cleveland Browns. Correas teachers might have docked him the occasional point or two, but when it came to learning the family business, he was a natural. XFL semifinals: Defenders roll Sea Dragons, set up title showdown with Renegades. He started picking up Spanish, he started communicating with players much quicker than I have, McDonald said. If you need help with the Public File, call (713) 778-4745. But he is here now, and into a baseball future that he will work to lengthen. Team-by-team top 10 lists: NL | AL . I agree to receive the "CBS Sports HQ Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. Falvey, unsure of what the reporter was talking about, checked his news feed and saw a reference to a California earthquake. The $35.1 million Correa made this past season with the Twins is the richest single-season deal in Twins history, while Joe Mauer's eight-year, $184 million contract signed in 201- is the largest . He served as the overall defensive coordinator, infield coach, third base coach, and as the recruiting coordinator. 1:20 pm ET. In fact, she has started learning how to speak Japanese because of her Ohtani fandom, and she got a chance to practice her language skills with her idol (though Carlos had no idea what they were saying to each other). It obviously hurts you more getting caught stealing, but what I tell the players is that in today's game if you want to win, you have to do whatever you need to help your chances for winning. ", As with the Giants before them, the Mets walked away from Correa's physical worried about the long-term wellbeing of his ankle.