An otherwise promising season for the Houston Astros took a turn for the worse after top prospect Carlos Correa suffered a leg injury during a Single-A game for the Lancaster JetHawks.
JetHawks broadcaster Jason Schwartz reported that Correa had to be carted off the field and was in a visible amount of pain:
The shortstop was injured sliding into third base:
Schwartz provided a potentially encouraging detail:
As Hudson Belinsky, an associate scout for the Tampa Bay Rays, tweeted out, this year hasn't been a good one for baseball's top young stars:
Correa entered this season as the Astros' top-ranked player in their system and a consensus top-10 prospect across the league. Expectations have been sky high ever since he was drafted first overall in 2012 and he's the showpiece of Houston's future plans.
If this injury is indeed very serious, it will undoubtedly adversely affect his development. However, Correa is still only 19 years old. The Astros are in no rush to send him to the majors so he'll have plenty of time to rehabilitate.
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