Astros’ Carlos Correa wins World Series, proposes to girlfriend … gets a ‘yes’

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About 17 seconds after Carlos Correa had won a first title for a city ravaged by floods, the 23-year-old – exemplifying the short attention span that plagues the smartphone generation – searched around for his next project. So he dropped to his knees in front of millions of viewers and asked his girlfriend, Daniella Rodriguez, to marry him.

Luckily for his dignity, she said yes.