Carlos Correa Gets Boost From Release Of New Marvel Content

“The truth is. . .” said Twins’ shortstop Carlos Correa in front of a packed media scrum on Wednesday morning. “I’m back.”

The slugger was coming off of a dominant game the night before, wherein he smacked a 458-foot homer over the left-field wall for his first home run at Target Field this year. It put a crooked number on the board for the Twins, and left many wondering where this sudden power surge came from. 

“I went to see Thunderbolts* in the theater a couple of times this weekend, and now I’m finally feeling how I want to feel,” Correa said, donning a custom-made Red Guardian mask. “It was just so refreshing to get one in the sweet spot after so many recent duds.”

He was then asked to clarify if he was referring to the home run or to the studio’s new feature film, which made $76 million at the domestic box office over the weekend.

“Oh, yeah I guess the homer was nice. Cool moment. Felt good to help the team,” Correa said somewhat dully, before springing back to giddy excitement. “And speaking about teams, how about that squad of lovable losers in Thunderbolts*? Have you seen it yet? Don’t talk to me again until you’ve seen it.”

The gargantuan home run matched the longest of Correa’s Twins career. This happened after his seventh-longest Marvel movie marathon—one that started on Friday in Boston and wrapped up roughly 20 minutes before first pitch on Tuesday. 

Some of the numbers under the hood also reflect a pretty direct correlation between Correa’s on-field performance and his time spent watching Marvel content. His OPS+ in May of 2023 was the highest of his illustrious career, and just so happened to coincide with the theatrical release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. III. Even last month, his average exit velocity improved with the release of each episode of Daredevil: Born Again.

“It’s been a long and winding road, that’s for sure, and I trust that the people in charge are making the necessary calls to get everyone where they want to go. But at the same time, there’s always just so many moving pieces and that can really complicate things,” Correa said, once again referring to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and not his own team. “Like, where was Spider-Man during all this? Thor? Captain Marvel? Where is everyone?”

Time will tell how long Correa’s PSE (Popeye-Spinach Effect) will last this time around, but his next opportunity for a boost will take place in late July, with the release of Fantastic Four: First Steps.