There were boos for Carlos Correa after another failure at the plate at Target Field Tuesday evening.
The shortstop, the recipient of a six-year, $200 million contract in the offseason, went 0-5, striking out twice and leaving six players on base during the 6-1 loss to the San Diego Padres.
It leaves the 28-year-old in a 1-16 funk, with his only hit in the past four games being a solo homer in Saturday’s 4-3 loss in Cleveland.
The Target Field crowd made their feelings plain after Correa struck out with two outs and two on in the bottom of the seventh.
Carlos Correa’s average fell down to .185 tonight as he’s starting to hear Boos in Minnesota pic.twitter.com/SFTa7aUE33
— Barstool Baseball (@StoolBaseball) May 10, 2023
The boos continued when he grounded out to second to end the game.
The Padres take the series opener#MNTwins 1#BringTheGold 6 pic.twitter.com/ioVc2nxTvQ
— FanDuel Sports Network North (@FanDuelSN_NOR) May 10, 2023
Correa is now hitting a miserable .185 to start the season, striking out 30 times in his 124 at-bats, hitting five home runs and accumulating 15 RBI.
When asked about the fans’ reaction after the game, Correa said he understood.
“Yeah absolutely. I’d boo myself with the amount of money I’m making if I’m playing like that and I’m in the stands coming to play,” he said, per The Athletic.
“Obviously, it’s acceptable. It’s part of the game, part of sports. Fans want production and fans want a team that’s going to compete out there and win games.”
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