Astros rule out Carlos Correa for the season after tearing ankle tendon

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/correa-carlos/xhgTaVkJ/"]Correa[/a] was a late scratch from the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/houston-astros/lfZXonNq/"]Astros[/a]' 2-1 win over the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/baseball/houston-astros-lfZXonNq/los-angeles-dodgers-nwPDBpVc/?mid=6kasqGC4"]Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday[/a] after he was injured taking swings in pre-game batting practice.[/p][p][b]"I need surgery on the tendon on my left ankle,"[/b] Correa told reporters on Wednesday.[/p][p][b]"I was hitting in the cage, normal day, feeling great,"[/b] he said.[/p][p][b]"Went through a lot of routine, took a swing and just fell apart. It just completely snapped on me, and then I fell to the ground and couldn't put any weight on it."[/b][/p][embed guid="14fc4f71-363f-46b4-9533-1d74ef55392f" url="https://x.com/JeffPassan/status/2052050620299805024" social-type="twitter" /][p]Correa was batting .279 with three home runs and 16 runs batted in this season.[/p][p]His injury is just the latest blow to a Houston team that has dealt with numerous injuries, including an oblique injury to catcher Yainer Diaz. Shortstop Jeremy Pena is recovering from a broken finger and hamstring strain.[/p]