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

Less than halfway through his six-year, $200 million contract — amid an epic sell-off at the trade deadline on Thursday — the Twins dealt Correa, one of the leaders in their clubhouse, back to the Houston Astros, where he began his career, the biggest move on a dark day for the organization.

It was just like old times, sort of. Carlos Correa and Alex Bregman on field together. But it was Correa back with Astros and Bregman with Red Sox.