$105 Million MLB Star Ridiculed Adidas’ Competition With a Cold Statement After Leaving Nike for Them in 2016

Published 10/27/2022, 8:00 AM EDT

Carlos Correa has been one of the best shortstops in the entire MLB in recent years, if not the best. Having played for the Houston Astros for over five years, Correa plays shortstop for the Minnesota Twins.

Dating back to the 2016 season, the then-Astros shortstop was a rising star in Major League Baseball. He played the 2016 season after winning the Rookie of the Year. Although Correa was already a hot topic at the time, his 5-year-deal with Adidas brought him into the limelight. And why not? He had dodged Nike to sign the multiyear deal with the German brand.

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Carlos Correa reflects on what made him choose Adidas over any other apparel brand

Per Bleacher Report, in 2016, Carlos Correa (whose net worth is $105 million) moved to Adidas after a $2500 contract with Nike expired in 2015. He signed a five-year endorsements deal with Adidas. The Twins shortstop also pointed out what made him choose Adidas over any other brands.

Correa was clear with his next deal. He believed Adidas presented a new way of thinking about baseball while other brands were still living in the past.

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“The decision was simple: because other brands are stuck in the past. My decision to sign with Adidas hinged on the opportunity to define what that future of baseball will look like.”

.@JHarden13 wearing his news shoes from @adidas as is #Astros shortstop @TeamCJCorrea who is at tonight's #Rockets game with his fiancé @DaniellaRdz1 pic.twitter.com/eey9RHOPw3
— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) November 16, 2018

“They looked for an opportunity to do things in a different way and presented a new way of thinking about baseball, fusing performance and style,” Carlos Correa said in 2016.

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Why Adidas has become a trending topic nowadays?

Recently, the German fashion brand has become a trending topic across the globe. The reason? Well, Adidas has terminated American rapper and singer Kanye West from their contract for his recent controversial comments.

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With Adidas ending their partnership, Kanye West is no longer a billionaire. Yes! The American rap artist’s net worth has shrunk to just $400 million from a whopping $1.5 billion.

What do you think of Adidas ending its partnership with Ye?

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Abhishek Kumar is an MLB author at EssentiallySports. After completing his Master’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication, Abhishek has been working in the media industry since two years. Before joining EssentiallySports, he previously worked at APN News as a sub-editor, where he has written articles on sports and politics.

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$105 Million MLB Star Ridiculed Adidas’ Competition With a Cold Statement After Leaving Nike for Them in 2016

Carlos Correa reflects on what made him choose Adidas over any other apparel brand

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