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New York Yankees: 3 takeaways from weekend split with Minnesota Twins

By Scott Roche

Oct 14, 2022; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) reacts after striking out against the Cleveland Guardians during the seventh inning in game two of the ALDS for the 2022 MLB Playoffs at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 14, 2022; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) reacts after striking out against the Cleveland Guardians during the seventh inning in game two of the ALDS for the 2022 MLB Playoffs at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa
Aug 13, 2022; Anaheim, California, USA; Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa (4) is greeted by a teammate after hitting a home run in the first inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports /

Carlos Correa continues to be a thorn in the Yankees’ side

When Carlos Correa was with the Houston Astros, he was a thorn in the side of the Yankees. It has been the same with the Twins and, this past weekend, the 28-year-old shortstop once again continued to haunt New York.

In the opening game on Thursday night, the Twins rolled to an 11-2 victory with a nine-run first inning. Correa wasted little time making his presence felt. He singled in his first at-bat and scored on Jose Miranda’s double. He wasn’t finished in the inning. In fact, he ended the first-inning onslaught of pitchers Jhony Brito and Colton Brewer by hitting the third of three straight home runs for a 9-0 lead.

Correa wasn’t done as he single-handily brought Minnesota back from a 2-0 deficit on Friday night. After Anthony Volpe and Aaron Judge hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning, Correa homered off of Nestor Cortes, then saved his best for last in the eighth inning. Down 3-2, he delivered a two-run double for a 4-3 lead that turned into the final.

What Correa did was not a surprise, but the biggest surprise was Yankees manager Aaron Boone bringing in closer Clay Holmes for what looked like a six-out save. It didn’t work and Correa once again hurt the Bombers with a two-run game-winning hit.

It’s more than likely that the Twins will make the playoff in October and if the Yankees get in, despite their dominance over Minnesota in the postseason, Correa is an X-factor that can be the difference in a series should the two teams meet. They will meet for one more regular season series from April 24-26 in the Twin Cities but, for now, the less that Boone and the Yankees see Correa, the better.

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