Carlos Correa ties one record, breaks another with Opening Day homer
Expectations are sky high for Carlos Correa and the Houston Astros this season with both coming off of great seasons in 2015. Neither Correa nor the Astros took long to get going in 2016, however, putting on a show on Opening Day against the Yankees.
Correa hit his first home run of the season in the sixth inning, blasting a solo shot over the right field wall. It tied the game at two in what turned out to be a historic homer for Correa.
He not only tied an Astros record with 23 home runs in his first 100 games, but he also set a record as the youngest player in franchise history to homer on Opening Day.
Correa's 5th inning HR made him the youngest player in #Astros history to homer on Opening Day. Pretty good, right? pic.twitter.com/oPAUsJ4wmi
— Houston Astros (@astros) April 5, 2016
Carlos Correa: 23 HR, tying the @astros' record for most HR in a player's first 100 MLB games that were all with the team (George Springer)
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 5, 2016
Additionally, he has the most home runs by a shortstop through 100 career games, and by a wide margin.
The home run wasn't Correa's only significant play in the game. In the eighth inning, he reached base on a dribbler that Dellin Betances airmailed over Mark Texeira, breaking the tie.
The play was argued by Yankees manager Joe Girardi, who claimed that Correa was running too far on the inside of the baseline. Nonetheless, the Astros went on to win 5-3.
