Jose Altuve, Yordan Alvarez and Framber Valdez are among those who have remained with the Astros since he departed.

Correa was at third and batting cleanup. He had played 1,186 games at shortstop in his major league career, and none at third base; he did play some third base for Puerto Rico during the World Baseball Classic.

A whirlwind 48 hours for Carlos Correa saw him traded back to the Astros and hitting cleanup Friday in Boston. He said it "feels great."