Carlos Correa Awkwardly Shuffles Past Rocco Baldelli on Same Flight to Cancún

It’s been a hell of a week for Rocco Baldelli. On Monday, the now-former skipper of the Minnesota Twins was dismissed from his position. On Tuesday, he decided it was time for some R&R. And on Wednesday morning, he bumped into someone he wasn’t expecting to see, so soon after the end of the season.

Just as he sat down in his crammed aisle seat, Baldelli looked up and saw (who else?) Carlos Correa, stuffing his oversized Dior rolling suitcase into the overhead compartment. Needless to say, it was an awkward moment for the two. 

“I wouldn’t say there was any bad blood between us going into that flight. Carlos made the choice at the deadline that he thought was best for himself and his family,” Baldelli said, while sifting through the carousel of streaming options on his in-flight entertainment device, eventually landing on Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2. “But I didn’t realize he’s the kind of guy who spreads his own baggage across three different stowaways. Didn’t love that.”

Baldelli was in a modest, coach-level seat, ironically similar to the position he may need to accept when he’s ready to continue his career. Correa, on the other hand, was in a first-class seat, just a few rows ahead. 

It’s nothing short of poetic that these two would have such different winding roads, both through the course of their careers and through the course of the 2025 season—only to end up on the same departing flight. It’s like the ending of Furious 7, when Vin Diesel and Paul Walker shared that touching nod before splitting at a fork in the road. Only this time, it’s like they shared that tender moment, and then wound up next to each other at the same toll booth a mile down the road. 

“I really hope Carlos and his family have a great trip,” said Rocco as he downed his third ginger ale before the flight even took off. “I wish I could’ve snagged one of those first-class seats, but it looks like the Lynx are on this flight, too.”