Correa could return for last week of season

Rosenthal adds that Jose Altuve would move to DH to accommodate Correa’s impending return from the injured list ahead of the postseason. The soon-to-be 32-year-old, who moved to third base after returning to Houston last year, has never played at the keystone in his professional career. There’s optimism he’ll make it back for the final week of the regular season after undergoing left ankle surgery back in mid-May.

Astros manager Joe Espada told reporters the current plan is for Correa to start taking at-bats in live batting practice this week. That would presumably put him on track to either start a rehab assignment or jump back into Houston’s lineup before the regular season concludes. The 31-year-old third baseman is working his way back from mid-May surgery repair a torn tendon in his ankle that was believed to be a season-ending procedure at the time.

The Athletic’s Chandler Rome believes Correa’s return, should it happen, would push Jose Altuve to left field and Isaac Paredes to second base. We remain without a definitive return timeline, but the fact that there’s a roughly 800-word section from a beat writer about what could happen if Correa returns leads us to believe there’s a real chance it happens.

Correa is four months removed from surgery to repair a torn tendon in his ankle. There’s optimism he’ll make it back at some point in September, but he remains without a definitive return timeline. He’s progressed to sprinting at 95 percent effort in addition to swinging a bat and fielding grounders.

It was generally assumed that Correa would miss the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn tendon in his ankle back in mid-May. The 31-year-old has been ramping up baseball activities in recent weeks with the goal of making it back this season. He won’t make a significant fantasy impact, but he’s worth stashing in extremely deep leagues where he was dropped.

It was widely assumed that Correa would miss the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn tendon in his ankle back in mid-May. Now, it seems like there’s a decent chance he’s back at some point in September. He was cleared to resume swinging a bat earlier this month and is probably close to starting a minor league rehab assignment in the next few weeks.

Correa is holding out hope that he’ll make it back after undergoing what was originally believed to be season-ending surgery to repair a torn tendon in his ankle back in mid-May. The 31-year-old infielder remains without a definitive return timetable, but it sounds like there’s a chance he’s back at some point in September.

Correa underwent what was supposed to be season-ending ankle surgery to repair a torn tendon back in mid-May. He’s due for a followup appointment on Tuesday, after which he hopes to start hitting. It’d be interesting to see how the Astros would fit Correa in if he’s able to make it back. Jose Altuve seems like their weak link in the infield right now, but none of the alternatives are experienced at second. If Christian Walker is still struggling, perhaps he could do some sitting, with Isaac Paredes moving to first. Of course, Correa still have a few hurdles to clear before it’s worth giving this serious thought.

The procedural move opened up a spot on Houston’s roster for closer Josh Hader. Correa underwent season-ending ankle surgery last month. He’s expected to be ready for the start of spring training.

Technically, Correa tore the peroneus brevis tendon in his left ankle. The 31-year-old infielder suffered the injury during pregame batting practice last week. His absence means Isaac Paredes will handle the hot corner for the remainder of the year, which is undoubtedly a boost to his fantasy appeal.