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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minute_Maid_Park" title="Minute Maid Park – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Minute Maid Park" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%AF%B8%EB%8B%9B%EB%A9%94%EC%9D%B4%EB%93%9C_%ED%8C%8C%ED%81%AC" title="미닛메이드 파크 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="미닛메이드 파크" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%9F_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A1_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95" title="मिनट मेड पार्क – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="मिनट मेड पार्क" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minute_Maid_Park" title="Minute Maid Park – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Minute Maid Park" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9F_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A1_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95" title="मिनिट मेड पार्क – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="मिनिट मेड पार्क" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a 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</span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">29.75694°N 95.35556°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">29.75694; -95.35556</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Public transit</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Transit_Authority_of_Harris_County" title="Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/HoustonMetroLogoOnly.svg/25px-HoustonMetroLogoOnly.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/HoustonMetroLogoOnly.svg/38px-HoustonMetroLogoOnly.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/HoustonMetroLogoOnly.svg/50px-HoustonMetroLogoOnly.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="561" data-file-height="223" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/METRORail" title="METRORail">METRORail</a>: <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/East_End/Green_Line_(METRORail)" title="East End/Green Line (METRORail)"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/HoustonMetroGreenLine.svg/20px-HoustonMetroGreenLine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/HoustonMetroGreenLine.svg/30px-HoustonMetroGreenLine.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/HoustonMetroGreenLine.svg/40px-HoustonMetroGreenLine.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="51" data-file-height="51" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Southeast/Purple_Line_(METRORail)" title="Southeast/Purple Line (METRORail)"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/HoustonMetroPurpleLine.svg/20px-HoustonMetroPurpleLine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/HoustonMetroPurpleLine.svg/30px-HoustonMetroPurpleLine.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/HoustonMetroPurpleLine.svg/40px-HoustonMetroPurpleLine.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="51" data-file-height="51" /></a></span> (at <a href="/wiki/Convention_District_(METRORail_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="Convention District (METRORail station)">Convention District</a>)<br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Transit_Authority_of_Harris_County" title="Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/HoustonMetroLogoOnly.svg/25px-HoustonMetroLogoOnly.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/HoustonMetroLogoOnly.svg/38px-HoustonMetroLogoOnly.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/HoustonMetroLogoOnly.svg/50px-HoustonMetroLogoOnly.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="561" data-file-height="223" /></a></span> METRO bus: 3, 6, 11, 20, 30, 37, 48, 50, 77, 137, 163, 236, 255, 256, 257</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parking</th><td class="infobox-data">Estimated 25,000 total spots within walking distance</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Harris_County,_Texas" title="Harris County, Texas">Harris County</a>-<a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a> Sports Authority</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Operator</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Harris County-Houston Sports Authority</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Seating_capacity" title="Seating capacity">Capacity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">41,168 (2017–present)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />41,676 (2016)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />41,574 (2015)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />42,060 (2013–2014)<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />40,981 (2012)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />40,963 (2011)<sup id="cite_ref-2011_changes_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2011_changes-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />40,976 (2006–2010)<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />40,950 (2000–2005)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Record attendance</th><td class="infobox-data">44,203, September 26, 2001<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Field size</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Left field</b> – 315 feet (96.0 m)<br /><b>Left-center</b> – 366 feet (111.6 m)<br /><b>Left-center</b> (deep) – 399 feet (121.6 m)<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><b>Center field</b> – 409 feet (124.7 m)<br /><b>Right-center</b> (deep) 408 feet (124.4 m)<br /><b>Right-center</b> – 370 feet (112.8 m)<br /><b>Right field</b> – 326 feet (99.4 m)<br /><b>Backstop</b> – 49 feet (15 m) <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MinuteMaidParkDimensions.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/MinuteMaidParkDimensions.svg/200px-MinuteMaidParkDimensions.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/MinuteMaidParkDimensions.svg/300px-MinuteMaidParkDimensions.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/MinuteMaidParkDimensions.svg/400px-MinuteMaidParkDimensions.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="656" data-file-height="656" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Surface</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Paspalum" title="Paspalum">Platinum TE Paspalum</a> (grass)<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Scoreboard</th><td class="infobox-data">54 feet (16.5 m) high by 124 feet (37.8 m) wide</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ccc">Construction</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Broke ground</th><td class="infobox-data">November 1, 1997<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">November 1, 1997</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opened</th><td class="infobox-data">March 30, 2000<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">March 30, 2000</span>)</span> (exhibition)<br /> April 7, 2000<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">April 7, 2000</span>)</span> (regular season)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Renovated</th><td class="infobox-data">2010 (offseason), 2017 (offseason)<sup id="cite_ref-renovation_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-renovation-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Construction cost</th><td class="infobox-data">US$250 million<br />($442 million in 2023 dollars<sup id="cite_ref-inflation-US_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inflation-US-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Architect</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Populous_(company)" title="Populous (company)">HOK Sport (now Populous)</a><br />Molina & Associates</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Project manager</th><td class="infobox-data">Schindewolfe and Associates<sup id="cite_ref-MS_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MS-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Structural engineer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Walter_P_Moore_Engineers_and_Consultants" class="mw-redirect" title="Walter P Moore Engineers and Consultants">Walter P Moore</a><sup id="cite_ref-MS_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MS-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Services engineer</th><td class="infobox-data">M-E Engineers, Inc. (Bowl)<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />Uni-Systems, Inc. (Roof)<sup id="cite_ref-MS_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MS-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">General contractor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/KBR_(company)" class="mw-redirect" title="KBR (company)">Brown & Root</a>/Barton Malow/Empire Joint Venture<sup id="cite_ref-MS_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MS-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ccc">Tenants</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a> (<a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">MLB</a>) 2000–present</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Minute Maid Park</b>, rebranding to <b>Daikin Park</b> on January 1, 2025, (originally <b>Enron Field</b> and formerly <b>Astros Field</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Retractable_roof" title="Retractable roof">retractable roof</a> <a href="/wiki/Stadium" title="Stadium">stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a>, Texas, United States. It opened in 2000 and is the home <a href="/wiki/Ballpark" title="Ballpark">ballpark</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a> of <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a>. The ballpark has a seating capacity of 41,168, which includes 5,197 club seats and 63 luxury suites with a natural grass playing field. It was built as a replacement for the <a href="/wiki/Astrodome" title="Astrodome">Astrodome</a>, the first domed sports stadium ever built, which opened in 1965. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minute_Maid_Park&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Daikin_Park.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/36/Daikin_Park.jpg/150px-Daikin_Park.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/36/Daikin_Park.jpg/225px-Daikin_Park.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/36/Daikin_Park.jpg/300px-Daikin_Park.jpg 2x" data-file-width="330" data-file-height="302" /></a><figcaption>New logo when the park is renamed on January 1, 2025</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Union_Station_and_pre-ballpark_era">Union Station and pre-ballpark era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minute_Maid_Park&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Union Station and pre-ballpark era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Union_Station_(Houston)" title="Union Station (Houston)">Union Station (Houston)</a></div> <p>In 1909, during the time when <a href="/wiki/West_End_Park_(Houston)" title="West End Park (Houston)">West End Park</a> was Houston's premier residential area, the Houston Belt and Terminal Railway Company commissioned the design of a new <a href="/wiki/Union_station" title="Union station">union station</a> for the city from <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>–based architects <a href="/wiki/Warren_and_Wetmore" title="Warren and Wetmore">Warren and Wetmore</a>. The location called for the demolition of several structures of Houston prominence. <a href="/wiki/Horace_Baldwin_Rice" title="Horace Baldwin Rice">Horace Baldwin Rice</a>'s residence and <a href="/wiki/Congregation_Beth_Yeshurun_(Houston,_Texas)" class="mw-redirect" title="Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Texas)">Adath Yeshurun Congregation's</a> synagogue among other structures were removed.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HoustonUnionStation1913.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/HoustonUnionStation1913.png/220px-HoustonUnionStation1913.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/HoustonUnionStation1913.png/330px-HoustonUnionStation1913.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/HoustonUnionStation1913.png/440px-HoustonUnionStation1913.png 2x" data-file-width="1661" data-file-height="1065" /></a><figcaption>An illustration of <a href="/wiki/Union_Station_(Houston)" title="Union Station (Houston)">Union Station</a>, 1913</figcaption></figure> <p>With an original estimated cost of US$1 million, <a href="/wiki/Union_Station_(Houston)" title="Union Station (Houston)">Union Station</a> was constructed by the American Construction Company for an eventual total of five times that amount.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Exterior walls were constructed of <a href="/wiki/Granite" title="Granite">granite</a>, <a href="/wiki/Limestone" title="Limestone">limestone</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Terracotta" title="Terracotta">terracotta</a>, while the interior used an extensive amount of <a href="/wiki/Marble" title="Marble">marble</a>. It was completed and opened on March 1, 1911. At the time, Houston, with 17 railways, was considered the main railroad hub of the <a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">Southern United States</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is also evident by the <a href="/wiki/Seal_of_Houston" title="Seal of Houston">Seal of Houston</a>, which prominently features a locomotive. Two more floors were added the following year.<sup id="cite_ref-Union_Station_Renovation_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Union_Station_Renovation-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The station served as the main inter-city passenger terminal for Houston for over seven decades thereafter. Passenger rail declined greatly after <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, and the last regularly-scheduled train, the <i><a href="/wiki/Lone_Star_(Amtrak_train)" title="Lone Star (Amtrak train)">Lone Star</a></i>, moved its service to Houston's current <a href="/wiki/Houston_(Amtrak_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston (Amtrak station)">Amtrak station</a> on July 31, 1974. With this move, the building became only office space for the HB&T as well as the Missouri Pacific Railroad. </p><p>On November 10, 1977, the building was added to the <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a> by the <a href="/wiki/National_Park_Service" title="National Park Service">National Park Service</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Planning_and_funding">Planning and funding</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minute_Maid_Park&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Planning and funding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In August 1995, Astros owner <a href="/wiki/Drayton_McLane" title="Drayton McLane">Drayton McLane</a>, then leasing the <a href="/wiki/Astrodome" title="Astrodome">Astrodome</a> from <a href="/wiki/Harris_County,_Texas" title="Harris County, Texas">Harris County</a>, commented to the <i><a href="/wiki/Houston_Chronicle" title="Houston Chronicle">Houston Chronicle</a></i> that he was not in the market for a new ballpark. In reference to Pittsburgh's <a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a> and Cincinnati's <a href="/wiki/Riverfront_Stadium_(Cincinnati)" class="mw-redirect" title="Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati)">Riverfront Stadium</a>, McLane noted, "[...] I remember when those were built in the 1970s and those were as good a stadiums as there were. They were the most modern stadiums in the world, and now they're saying they're all bad. That they can't make a go of it without a new stadium. It helps, but there are other things involved."<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Later that year, Houston's <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a> franchise and joint-tenant of the Astrodome, the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Houston_Oilers" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the Houston Oilers">Houston Oilers</a>, announced they were leaving to <a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville, Tennessee</a> in order to have a new stadium built for the team there. Citing a lack of adequate <a href="/wiki/Luxury_box" title="Luxury box">luxury boxes</a>, in October, Astros vice-president Bob McClaren claimed that renovations to the Astrodome would help increase revenue.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Drayton McLane pointed toward Astrodome renovations as necessary, saying, "It's 30 years old and not a lot of money has been spent to remodel it."<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the organization, the team was in danger of being sold to a <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> businessman who was expected to move the Astros to the <a href="/wiki/Washington_D.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Washington D.C.">Washington D.C.</a> area because of poor revenue.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 1996, <a href="/wiki/University_of_Houston" title="University of Houston">University of Houston</a> alumnus, <a href="/wiki/BMC_Software" title="BMC Software">BMC Software</a> and <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> owner, <a href="/wiki/John_J._Moores" class="mw-redirect" title="John J. Moores">John J. Moores</a>, who wanted to own the next NFL franchise in Houston, met with Texas State Senator <a href="/wiki/Mario_Gallegos,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Mario Gallegos, Jr.">Mario Gallegos, Jr.</a>, and other local <a href="/wiki/Hispanic" title="Hispanic">Hispanic</a> leaders in regard to the future of a football-only Astrodome and a new baseball-only ballpark in <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Houston" title="Downtown Houston">Downtown Houston</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Meanwhile, Harris County Judge <a href="/wiki/Robert_Eckels" title="Robert Eckels">Robert Eckels</a> pieced together a plan to build a new ballpark next to the Astrodome in the <a href="/wiki/Reliant_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Reliant Park">Astrodomain</a>. The Astros echoed the Astrodomain location sentiment because they believed construction time would be shorter.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eckels, who convinced then Mayor <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lanier_(politician)" title="Bob Lanier (politician)">Bob Lanier</a> of the lack of viability for the ballpark in a downtown location, was quoted as saying, "They keep telling me about these miracles in other cities, but it doesn't work in Houston [...] If we are going to put this stadium some place, let's stick with a proven place."<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This plan was considered to be nearly finalized when the Astros and Harris County agreed to a US$250 million county-funded stadium whose overrun costs would be funded by the Astros.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Minute_Maid_Park_-_Crawford_Street_at_Texas_Avenue.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Minute_Maid_Park_-_Crawford_Street_at_Texas_Avenue.JPG/220px-Minute_Maid_Park_-_Crawford_Street_at_Texas_Avenue.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Minute_Maid_Park_-_Crawford_Street_at_Texas_Avenue.JPG/330px-Minute_Maid_Park_-_Crawford_Street_at_Texas_Avenue.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Minute_Maid_Park_-_Crawford_Street_at_Texas_Avenue.JPG/440px-Minute_Maid_Park_-_Crawford_Street_at_Texas_Avenue.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3872" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>Exterior of Minute Maid Park at the intersection of Crawford Street and Texas Avenue</figcaption></figure> <p>In August 1996, Houston's Union Station received a US$2 million grant from the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Department_of_Transportation" title="Texas Department of Transportation">Texas Transportation Commission</a> for renovation in a separate project.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Plans for the new ballpark's location drastically changed by September mostly in response to <a href="/wiki/Enron" title="Enron">Enron</a> Chairman <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Lay" title="Kenneth Lay">Kenneth Lay</a>'s input and pledge to substantially contribute to funding if placed downtown.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was at this time where the Union Station location was proposed by Lay. Upon an agreement among all of the leadership entities, the idea of a retractable roof stadium was confirmed for the new ballpark. A November <a href="/wiki/Referendum" title="Referendum">referendum</a> was planned for Harris County residents to approve the deal. </p><p>The Harris County referendum that took place on November 5, 1996, to help fund the ballpark passed by a narrow margin of 51% to 49%.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In response to the referendum, during the <a href="/wiki/Seventy-fifth_Texas_Legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="Seventy-fifth Texas Legislature">75th Texas Legislature</a> Texas State Senator <a href="/wiki/John_Whitmire" title="John Whitmire">John Whitmire</a> of Houston sponsored a bill supported by five of the six area Harris County senators that would create the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With companion House Bill 92 authored by Houston-born Representative <a href="/wiki/Kim_Brimer" title="Kim Brimer">Kim Brimer</a> voted upon and adopted by both chambers, the authorization for creation of a sports authority was approved.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was signed into law by Governor <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> on June 2, 1997.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Harris County-Houston Sports Authority would assist in financing for the new ballpark as well as allow for renovation of the Astrodome by allowing for special county-wide taxation of rental cars, tickets, parking, and hotel use. </p><p>In June 1997, with the ability to create a sports authority signed into law, concurrent votes of the Harris County Commissioners' Court and the <a href="/wiki/Houston_City_Council" title="Houston City Council">Houston City Council</a> to establish the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority on effective September 1, 1997.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its chairman and 12 other directors were jointly appointed by the <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_Houston" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayor of Houston">Mayor of Houston</a> and Harris County Judge. The institution remains in existence today. </p><p>The ballpark was named "Enron Field" after a $100 million, 30-year naming rights deal was made with Enron on April 7, 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the <a href="/wiki/Enron_scandal" title="Enron scandal">Enron scandal</a> of 2001, the Astros and the now-bankrupt Enron came to an agreement to end the deal and rename the stadium in February 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Design_and_construction">Design and construction</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minute_Maid_Park&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Design and construction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Early stadium sketches from Kansas City-based HOK Sport (now <a href="/wiki/Populous_(company)" title="Populous (company)">Populous</a>) using the working title "The Ballpark at Union Station" were released to the public on October 11, 1996, where Astros President <a href="/wiki/Tal_Smith" title="Tal Smith">Tal Smith</a> was open about his suggestions for the stadium including the location of the flagpole in center field and a traditional dirt path from the <a href="/wiki/Pitcher%27s_mound" class="mw-redirect" title="Pitcher's mound">pitcher's mound</a> to <a href="/wiki/Home_plate" class="mw-redirect" title="Home plate">home plate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While the dirt path was not implemented, the flagpole idea became known as "<a href="/wiki/Tal%27s_Hill" class="mw-redirect" title="Tal's Hill">Tal's Hill</a>" and remained a signature feature of the ballpark until 2016. </p><p>The design of the new park integrated the former Union Station building's main concourse, reutilizing the space for a clubhouse, cafe, team store, and office space.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A large model train was also included within the park's design as an homage to the station. </p><p>In late 1997, it was announced that local <a href="/wiki/KBR_(company)" class="mw-redirect" title="KBR (company)">Brown & Root</a> would manage construction of the stadium, while Populous with <a href="/wiki/Walter_P_Moore_Engineers_and_Consultants" class="mw-redirect" title="Walter P Moore Engineers and Consultants">Walter P. Moore</a> would design it.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Electrification_(rail)" class="mw-redirect" title="Electrification (rail)">electrification</a> of the park's <a href="/wiki/Retractable_roof" title="Retractable roof">retractable roof</a> was developed by VAHLE, Inc.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Groundbreaking for Enron Field was on October 30, 1997.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its groundbreaking ceremony was attended by <a href="/wiki/Enron" title="Enron">Enron</a> CEO <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Lay" title="Kenneth Lay">Kenneth Lay</a>, Houston Mayor <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lanier_(politician)" title="Bob Lanier (politician)">Bob Lanier</a>, Astros owner <a href="/wiki/Drayton_McLane" title="Drayton McLane">Drayton McLane</a>, Harris County Judge Robert Eckles, Harris County Commissioner El Franco Lee, and Harris County-Houston Sports Authority Chairman <a href="/wiki/Jack_Rains" title="Jack Rains">Jack Rains</a>. </p><p>Statues of longtime Astros players <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Bagwell" title="Jeff Bagwell">Jeff Bagwell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Craig_Biggio" title="Craig Biggio">Craig Biggio</a> are located in the exterior of the ballpark in a plaza area. The two former teammates are depicted playing baseball with each other. The plaza also displays <a href="/wiki/Pennant_(sports)" title="Pennant (sports)">pennants</a> for all Astros division and league championships, as well as their World Series titles. There are also several plaques to commemorate notable Astros and their achievements. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Opening_and_current_use">Opening and current use</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minute_Maid_Park&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Opening and current use"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The ballpark was first inaugurated with a preseason game against the New York Yankees on March 30, 2000, with <a href="/wiki/Naming_rights" title="Naming rights">naming rights</a> sold to the Houston energy and financial trading company <a href="/wiki/Enron" title="Enron">Enron</a> in a 30-year, $100 million deal.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Astros management faced a public relations problem when the energy corporation went bankrupt in 2001 due to a <a href="/wiki/Enron_scandal" title="Enron scandal">financial scandal</a>. Quickly wanting to distance themselves from Enron, Astros ownership asked to prematurely end naming rights, but Enron refused.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 5, 2002, Astros ownership filed a motion with the court overseeing the company's bankruptcy to force Enron to make an immediate decision on the matter. By February 27, the two entities agreed to end the naming rights, and settled with the Astros paying $2.1 million to Enron. Without a naming rights agreement in place, the ballpark became officially known as "Astros Field".<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Astros sold naming rights of the ballpark in 2002 to locally based <a href="/wiki/The_Coca-Cola_Company" title="The Coca-Cola Company">Coca-Cola</a> subsidiary <a href="/wiki/Minute_Maid" title="Minute Maid">Minute Maid</a> for $100 million over 30 years.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its official name was then changed to "Minute Maid Park". </p><p>Starting January 1, 2025, the stadium will be known as <b>Daikin Park</b> after Japanese conglomerate <a href="/wiki/Daikin" title="Daikin">Daikin</a>, who owns <a href="/wiki/Waller,_Texas" title="Waller, Texas">Waller</a>-based air conditioning manufacturer <a href="/wiki/Goodman_Global" title="Goodman Global">Goodman Global</a>, agreed to acquire the stadium's naming rights. The agreement is seen to run through 2039.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alterations">Alterations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minute_Maid_Park&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Alterations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2004, the Astros launched <a href="/wiki/Wi-Fi" title="Wi-Fi">Wi-Fi</a> throughout the ballpark, allowing fans to use the Internet while attending a game for a fee.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, the ballpark was the first major sports facility to use a separate video board exclusively for <a href="/wiki/Closed_captioning" title="Closed captioning">closed captioning</a> for the hearing impaired of PA system and video board content, rather than appearing along the bottom of the main board. </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Minute_Maid_Park_2010.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Minute_Maid_Park_2010.JPG/275px-Minute_Maid_Park_2010.JPG" decoding="async" width="275" height="206" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Minute_Maid_Park_2010.JPG/413px-Minute_Maid_Park_2010.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Minute_Maid_Park_2010.JPG/550px-Minute_Maid_Park_2010.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2681" data-file-height="2011" /></a><figcaption>The ballpark in 2010, prior to its 2011 right field alterations</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2006, the <a href="/wiki/Chick-fil-A" title="Chick-fil-A">Chick-fil-A</a> cows were unveiled on the fair poles, saying EAT MOR FOWL, and the cows have Astros caps on. If an Astros player hits the pole, all fans in attendance get a coupon for a free chicken sandwich from <a href="/wiki/Chick-fil-A" title="Chick-fil-A">Chick-fil-A</a>. <a href="/wiki/Hunter_Pence" title="Hunter Pence">Hunter Pence</a> is the first and second Astros player to ever hit the left field "Fowl Pole" when he did it twice in the 2007 season. <a href="/wiki/Ty_Wigginton" title="Ty Wigginton">Ty Wigginton</a> became the third Astro to hit the left field pole on September 16, 2007. <a href="/wiki/Kazuo_Matsui" title="Kazuo Matsui">Kazuo Matsui</a> hit the right field fair pole on August 3, 2009, with a two-run homer in the sixth inning to beat the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">Giants</a>. <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Lee" title="Carlos Lee">Carlos Lee</a> hit the left field pole on July 28, 2010, giving the Astros an 8–1 win against the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Cubs</a>. Two days later, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Keppinger" title="Jeff Keppinger">Jeff Keppinger</a> hit the left field pole to help the Astros win, 5–0, against the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Brewers</a>. In the 2023 Major League Baseball postseason (October 7th, 2023), <a href="/wiki/Yordan_Alvarez" title="Yordan Alvarez">Yordan Alvarez</a> hit a solo home run to the right field pole which made the game 6-4. </p><p>After the 2008 season, the Astros' groundskeepers began installing 2.3 acres (9,300 m<sup>2</sup>) of a new turfgrass playing surface at Minute Maid Park.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Astros also became one of the first to use the new <a href="/wiki/Chemgrass" class="mw-redirect" title="Chemgrass">Chemgrass</a>, later known as AstroTurf after its first well-publicized use at the Houston Astrodome in 1966. </p><p>In honor of longtime Astros broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Milo_Hamilton" title="Milo Hamilton">Milo Hamilton</a>, the City of Houston officially renamed a portion of the Ballpark District to the "Hall of Fame District", and the portion of Hamilton Avenue that runs within that district to "Milo Hamilton Way" on April 8, 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For the 2011 season, the park added a large <a href="/wiki/Daktronics" title="Daktronics">Daktronics</a> HD screen nicknamed "El Grande" replacing the original one in right field. At 54 feet (16 m) high and 124 feet (38 m) wide, it is the fourth largest scoreboard in Major League Baseball, behind <a href="/wiki/T-Mobile_Park" title="T-Mobile Park">T-Mobile Park</a> (home of the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a>), <a href="/wiki/Progressive_Field" title="Progressive Field">Progressive Field</a> (home of the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Guardians" title="Cleveland Guardians">Cleveland Guardians</a>), and <a href="/wiki/Kaufmann_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Kaufmann Stadium">Kaufmann Stadium</a> (home of the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a>). The old screen was taken out and replaced by billboards. Additionally, a smaller HD screen was added on the far left field wall. The ring of advertisement screens around the park were replaced in favor of HD ribbon boards.<sup id="cite_ref-2011_changes_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2011_changes-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the Astros reverted to their original colors and logo in 2013, much of Minute Maid Park was repainted to navy and orange from brick red. Signs with the previous logo and colors were also replaced.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> More than 4,500 US gallons (17,000 L) of paint were used and over 1,000 signs were replaced. </p><p>In June 2015 the Astros announced Tal's Hill would be removed in a major renovation project during the 2015-2016 offseason, to be replaced with additional seating, concessions, and escalators for fans.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This would result in center field dimensions of 436 feet (then the longest in MLB) being reduced to 409 feet. In addition, seating sections 256, 257, and 258 in the outfield mezzanine would be removed. However, the project had to be postponed due to the Astros' unexpected American League Wild Card championship and subsequent postseason appearance, along with the stadium's offseason event schedule.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The renovation was completed during the 2016-2017 offseason. The flagpoles became out of play.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2022, Minute Maid Park received <a href="/wiki/Amazon_(company)" title="Amazon (company)">Amazon's</a> "Just Walk Out" technology for two of its concession stands, becoming the first MLB stadium to incorporate <a href="/wiki/Cashierless_store" title="Cashierless store">cashierless stores</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_events">Major events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minute_Maid_Park&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Major events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>On October 9, 2005, Minute Maid Park hosted the then-longest postseason game in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> history, both in terms of time and number of innings. The Astros defeated the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> 7–6 in a game lasting 18 innings, which took 5 hours and 50 minutes to play.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The time record was beaten by Game 3 of the <a href="/wiki/2018_World_Series" title="2018 World Series">2018 World Series</a>, which went 18 innings and lasted 7 hours and 20 minutes.</li> <li>On October 25, 2005, Minute Maid Park hosted the first <a href="/wiki/2005_World_Series" title="2005 World Series">World Series</a> game ever played in Texas, and the longest World Series game ever played, which the Astros lost to the eventual World Series champion <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> 7–5 in 14 innings; this game lasted 5 hours and 41 minutes.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following night, the White Sox won their third title—and first in <a href="/wiki/1917_World_Series" title="1917 World Series">88 years</a>—at Minute Maid Park.</li> <li>On September 30, 2007, in <a href="/wiki/Craig_Biggio" title="Craig Biggio">Craig Biggio</a>'s last game of his career, Minute Maid Park hit the highest attendance in its 8-year history by selling 43,823 tickets, 107% of its capacity.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On April 5, 2010, Opening Day of 2010, Minute Maid Park surpassed its highest attendance total once again by selling 43,836 tickets, 13 more tickets than its previous record.<sup id="cite_ref-opening_day_2010_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-opening_day_2010-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Astros transferred to the American League for the 2013 season, resulting in the <a href="/wiki/Designated_hitter" title="Designated hitter">designated hitter</a> rule coming into effect at Minute Maid Park. The last pitcher to bat at an MLB game in Houston was Astros pitcher <a href="/wiki/Bud_Norris" title="Bud Norris">Bud Norris</a> until May 11, 2021, when <a href="/wiki/Shohei_Ohtani" title="Shohei Ohtani">Shohei Ohtani</a> of the Los Angeles Angels started on the mound and batted second in the lineup.</li> <li>In his third start as an Astro, pitcher <a href="/wiki/Mike_Fiers" title="Mike Fiers">Mike Fiers</a> threw the stadium's first <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitter</a> in a 3–0 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> on August 21, 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In late October 2017 the Astros hosted three <a href="/wiki/2017_World_Series" title="2017 World Series">World Series</a> games against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Astros would go on to win the 2017 World Series, winning 2 of 3 games in Houston and 2 of 4 games in Los Angeles.</li> <li>In late October 2019, the Astros hosted four games of the <a href="/wiki/2019_World_Series" title="2019 World Series">World Series</a> versus the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Washington Nationals</a>. While the Astros won all three away games, they lost all four games played at Minute Maid Park.</li> <li>It was one of two hosts (<a href="/wiki/Globe_Life_Field" title="Globe Life Field">Globe Life Field</a> being the other) for the <a href="/wiki/2020_NLDS" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 NLDS">2020 NLDS</a>. <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta</a> swept <a href="/wiki/Miami_Marlins" title="Miami Marlins">Miami</a> 3–0 to advance to the NLCS.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Three games of the <a href="/wiki/2021_World_Series" title="2021 World Series">2021 World Series</a> were held at Minute Maid Park, with the Braves winning Games 1 and 6 (they also won Games 3 and 4 at <a href="/wiki/Truist_Park" title="Truist Park">Truist Park</a> in Atlanta) to claim their fourth World Series championship. Houston's only home victory came in Game 2.</li> <li>Games 1, 2 and 6 of the <a href="/wiki/2022_World_Series" title="2022 World Series">2022 World Series</a> were held at Minute Maid Park. The Astros won their second World Series championship in Game 6, marking the fourth time a World Series championship was hoisted at the park and the first time the Astros won on their home field. Houston also won Game 2, as well as two of three games at <a href="/wiki/Citizens_Bank_Park" title="Citizens Bank Park">Citizens Bank Park</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a>.</li> <li>Pool B and the quarterfinals of the <a href="/wiki/2026_World_Baseball_Classic" title="2026 World Baseball Classic">2026 World Baseball Classic</a> will take place at the stadium.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Non-baseball_events">Non-baseball events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minute_Maid_Park&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Non-baseball events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Soccer">Soccer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minute_Maid_Park&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Soccer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While primarily a baseball venue, Daikin Park can adequately host sports such as <a href="/wiki/Football_(soccer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Football (soccer)">soccer</a> and both codes of <a href="/wiki/Rugby_football" title="Rugby football">rugby</a>. The venue can also play host to large-scale music concerts. It is not large enough to comfortably accommodate <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a>. However, the opening of <a href="/wiki/BBVA_Compass_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="BBVA Compass Stadium">BBVA Compass Stadium</a> four blocks southeast on Texas Avenue for <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">MLS</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Houston_Dynamo" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston Dynamo">Houston Dynamo</a> in 2012 has effectively made its use for future soccer games moot. </p><p>Its debut as a soccer venue happened during the <a href="/wiki/CONCACAF_Champions%27_Cup_2006" class="mw-redirect" title="CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2006">2006 edition of the CONCACAF Champions Cup</a>. The stadium hosted the first leg of the quarterfinal between <a href="/wiki/Portmore_United" class="mw-redirect" title="Portmore United">Portmore United</a> of <a href="/wiki/Jamaica" title="Jamaica">Jamaica</a> (the "home" team) and <a href="/wiki/Club_Am%C3%A9rica" title="Club América">Club América</a> of Mexico.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center; background-color: #002D62 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB6E1F, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB6E1F; !important;;">Date </th> <th style="text-align:center; background-color: #002D62 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB6E1F, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB6E1F; !important;;">Winning team </th> <th style="text-align:center; background-color: #002D62 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB6E1F, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB6E1F; !important;;">Result </th> <th style="text-align:center; background-color: #002D62 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB6E1F, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB6E1F; !important;;">Losing team </th> <th style="text-align:center; background-color: #002D62 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB6E1F, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB6E1F; !important;;">Tournament </th> <th style="text-align:center; background-color: #002D62 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB6E1F, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB6E1F; !important;;">Spectators </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">February 22, 2006</td> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico"><img alt="Mexico" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Club_Am%C3%A9rica" title="Club América">Club América</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–1</td> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Jamaica" title="Jamaica"><img alt="Jamaica" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/35px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/46px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Portmore_United" class="mw-redirect" title="Portmore United">Portmore United</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2006_CONCACAF_Champions%27_Cup" title="2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup">2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup</a> Quarterfinal</td> <td style="text-align:center;">12,988 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Professional_wrestling">Professional wrestling</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minute_Maid_Park&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Professional wrestling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Minute Maid Park hosted the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2020)" title="Royal Rumble (2020)">2020 Royal Rumble</a> on January 26, one of the promotion's four annual flagship <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling" title="Professional wrestling">professional wrestling</a> events. This was the first time it has hosted a <a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a> pay-per-view event.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Concerts">Concerts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minute_Maid_Park&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Concerts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Paul_McCartney" title="Paul McCartney">Paul McCartney</a>, <a href="/wiki/RBD" title="RBD">RBD</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z">Jay-Z</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a>, <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eagles_(band)" title="Eagles (band)">Eagles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Madonna (entertainer)">Madonna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bad_Bunny" title="Bad Bunny">Bad Bunny</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a> and <a href="/wiki/Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers" title="Red Hot Chili Peppers">Red Hot Chili Peppers</a> have all performed at Minute Maid Park. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="12%" style="text-align:center;background-color: #002D62 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB6E1F, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB6E1F; !important;;">Date </th> <th width="12%" style="text-align:center;background-color: #002D62 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB6E1F, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB6E1F; !important;;">Artist </th> <th width="10%" style="text-align:center;background-color: #002D62 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB6E1F, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB6E1F; !important;;">Opening act(s) </th> <th width="16%" style="text-align:center;background-color: #002D62 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB6E1F, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB6E1F; !important;;">Tour / concert name </th> <th width="10%" style="text-align:center;background-color: #002D62 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB6E1F, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB6E1F; !important;;">Attendance </th> <th width="10%" style="text-align:center;background-color: #002D62 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB6E1F, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB6E1F; !important;;">Revenue </th> <th width="18%" style="text-align:center;background-color: #002D62 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB6E1F, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB6E1F; !important;;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>April 21, 2007</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Buffett" title="Jimmy Buffett">Jimmy Buffett</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Earl_Keen" title="Robert Earl Keen">Robert Earl Keen</a></td> <td>Bama Breeze Tour</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Landreth" title="Sonny Landreth">Sonny Landreth</a> was a guest. <a href="/wiki/Michael_Utley" title="Michael Utley">Michael Utley</a> was not at the show due to minor surgery. <a href="/wiki/Mac_McAnally" title="Mac McAnally">Mac McAnally</a> filled in on keyboards.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 16, 2008</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Madonna (entertainer)">Madonna</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Oakenfold" title="Paul Oakenfold">Paul Oakenfold</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sticky_%26_Sweet_Tour" title="Sticky & Sweet Tour">Sticky & Sweet Tour</a></td> <td>41,498 / 41,498</td> <td>$5,170,100</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 5, 2011</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Needtobreathe" title="Needtobreathe">Needtobreathe</a><br /><a href="/wiki/David_Nail" title="David Nail">David Nail</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Adam_Brand_(musician)" title="Adam Brand (musician)">Adam Brand</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Speak_Now_World_Tour" title="Speak Now World Tour">Speak Now World Tour</a></td> <td>42,095 / 42,095</td> <td>$3,435,756</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nelly" title="Nelly">Nelly</a> was the special guest.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 14, 2012</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_McCartney" title="Paul McCartney">Paul McCartney</a></td> <td>DJ Chris</td> <td><a href="/wiki/On_the_Run_(Paul_McCartney)" title="On the Run (Paul McCartney)">On the Run Tour</a></td> <td>38,036 / 38,036</td> <td>$4,478,038</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 18, 2014</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z">Jay-Z</a></td> <td>—</td> <td><a href="/wiki/On_the_Run_Tour_(Beyonc%C3%A9_and_Jay-Z)" title="On the Run Tour (Beyoncé and Jay-Z)">On the Run Tour</a></td> <td>40,103 / 40,103</td> <td>$5,235,438</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 9, 2015</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vance_Joy" title="Vance Joy">Vance Joy</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Shawn_Mendes" title="Shawn Mendes">Shawn Mendes</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_1989_World_Tour" title="The 1989 World Tour">The 1989 World Tour</a></td> <td>40,122 / 40,122</td> <td>$5,202,196</td> <td>Originally planned to take place on October 13, but was moved backwards to avoid any potential scheduling conflict with the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a> potentially making the <a href="/wiki/2015_MLB_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2015 MLB season">2015</a> <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_postseason" title="Major League Baseball postseason">Major League Baseball postseason</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Astros_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Astros-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Wiz_Khalifa" title="Wiz Khalifa">Wiz Khalifa</a> was the special guest.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 15, 2018</td> <td>The Eagles</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Stapleton" title="Chris Stapleton">Chris Stapleton</a></td> <td>North American Tour 2018</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 3, 2018</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ed_Sheeran" title="Ed Sheeran">Ed Sheeran</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Snow_Patrol" title="Snow Patrol">Snow Patrol</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Lauv" title="Lauv">Lauv</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/%C3%B7_Tour" title="÷ Tour">÷ Tour</a></td> <td>39,354 / 39,354</td> <td>$3,985,595</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 29, 2021</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Green_Day" title="Green Day">Green Day</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Fall_Out_Boy" title="Fall Out Boy">Fall Out Boy</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Weezer" title="Weezer">Weezer</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Interrupters_(band)" title="The Interrupters (band)">The Interrupters</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hella_Mega_Tour" title="Hella Mega Tour">Hella Mega Tour</a></td> <td>31,182 / 36,785</td> <td>$2,852,741</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 19, 2022</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Def_Leppard" title="Def Leppard">Def Leppard</a><br /><a href="/wiki/M%C3%B6tley_Cr%C3%BCe" title="Mötley Crüe">Mötley Crüe</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Poison_(band)" title="Poison (band)">Poison</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Joan_Jett" title="Joan Jett">Joan Jett</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Classless_Act" title="Classless Act">Classless Act</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Stadium_Tour" title="The Stadium Tour">The Stadium Tour</a></td> <td>39,247 / 39,247</td> <td>$5,435,060</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 1, 2022</td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Bad_Bunny" title="Bad Bunny">Bad Bunny</a></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Alesso" title="Alesso">Alesso</a></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/World%27s_Hottest_Tour" title="World's Hottest Tour">World's Hottest Tour</a></td> <td rowspan="2">83,518 / 83,518</td> <td rowspan="2">$19,557,149</td> <td rowspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 2, 2022 </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 13, 2022</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a></td> <td>—</td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Chromatica_Ball" title="The Chromatica Ball">The Chromatica Ball</a></td> <td>33,779 / 33,779</td> <td>$4,004,039</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 23, 2022</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Billy_Joel" title="Billy Joel">Billy Joel</a></td> <td>—</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Billy_Joel_In_Concert" class="mw-redirect" title="Billy Joel In Concert">Billy Joel In Concert</a></td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 25, 2023</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers" title="Red Hot Chili Peppers">Red Hot Chili Peppers</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Strokes" title="The Strokes">The Strokes</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Thundercat_(musician)" title="Thundercat (musician)">Thundercat</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers_2022_Global_Stadium_Tour" class="mw-redirect" title="Red Hot Chili Peppers 2022 Global Stadium Tour">Global Stadium Tour</a></td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 24, 2023</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Romeo_Santos" title="Romeo Santos">Romeo Santos</a></td> <td>—</td> <td><a href="/wiki/F%C3%B3rmula,_Vol._3:_La_Gira" title="Fórmula, Vol. 3: La Gira">Fórmula, Vol. 3: La Gira</a></td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 27, 2023</td> <td><a href="/wiki/RBD" title="RBD">RBD</a></td> <td>—</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Soy_Rebelde_Tour" title="Soy Rebelde Tour">Soy Rebelde Tour</a></td> <td>41,100 / 41,100</td> <td>$9,991,784</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 27, 2023</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pink_(singer)" title="Pink (singer)">P!nk</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grouplove" title="Grouplove">Grouplove</a><br />KidCutUp<br /><a href="/wiki/Brandi_Carlile" title="Brandi Carlile">Brandi Carlile</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Summer_Carnival_(tour)" title="Summer Carnival (tour)">Summer Carnival</a></td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 28, 2023</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guns_N%27_Roses" title="Guns N' Roses">Guns N' Roses</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alice_in_Chains" title="Alice in Chains">Alice In Chains</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guns_N%27_Roses_2023_Tour" title="Guns N' Roses 2023 Tour">Guns N' Roses 2023 Tour</a></td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 18, 2023</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morgan_Wallen" title="Morgan Wallen">Morgan Wallen</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hardy_(singer)" title="Hardy (singer)">Hardy</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Ernest_(musician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ernest (musician)">Ernest</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Bailey_Zimmerman" title="Bailey Zimmerman">Bailey Zimmerman</a></td> <td>One Night At A Time World Tour</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>Rescheduled from May 26, 2023 for health reasons. </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 14, 2024</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Def_Leppard" title="Def Leppard">Def Leppard</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Journey_(band)" title="Journey (band)">Journey</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Miller_Band" title="Steve Miller Band">Steve Miller Band</a></td> <td>The Summer Stadium Tour</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 24, 2024</td> <td>Chris Stapleton</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miranda_Lambert" title="Miranda Lambert">Miranda Lambert</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Grace_Potter" title="Grace Potter">Grace Potter</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Stapleton%27s_All-American_Road_Show_Tour" title="Chris Stapleton's All-American Road Show Tour">Chris Stapleton's All-American Road Show Tour</a></td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="TV">TV</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minute_Maid_Park&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: TV"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The nationally syndicated TV talk show <i><a href="/wiki/Rachael_Ray_(talk_show)" title="Rachael Ray (talk show)">Rachael Ray</a></i> held a mass wedding at the park following <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Ike" title="Hurricane Ike">Hurricane Ike</a> for 40 couples who were unable to get married after a company they paid to hold the weddings went bankrupt. Comedian <a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Ross" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeffrey Ross">Jeffrey Ross</a> served as best man for all 40 couples. The ceremony was aired as part of a special episode of the talk show on November 21, 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_events">Other events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minute_Maid_Park&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Other events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SB51_Opening_Night.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/SB51_Opening_Night.jpg/170px-SB51_Opening_Night.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/SB51_Opening_Night.jpg/255px-SB51_Opening_Night.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/SB51_Opening_Night.jpg/340px-SB51_Opening_Night.jpg 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption>ESPN's Sal Paolantonio talking to Tom Brady and Matt Ryan at Super Bowl LI Opening Night</figcaption></figure> <p>The stadium also is the host of the <a href="/wiki/Houston_College_Classic" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston College Classic">Houston College Classic</a> <a href="/wiki/College_baseball" title="College baseball">college baseball</a> tournament, part of the winter fan festival held in February. The tournament features local schools the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Houston" title="University of Houston">University of Houston</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rice_University" title="Rice University">Rice University</a> every year, a pair of major conference schools, alternating between Big 12 members <a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_at_Austin" title="University of Texas at Austin">University of Texas at Austin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas_Tech_University" title="Texas Tech University">Texas Tech University</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baylor_University" title="Baylor University">Baylor University</a> and SEC member <a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M_University" title="Texas A&M University">Texas A&M University</a>, as well as two other teams from around the country. </p><p>On May 9, 2015, <a href="/wiki/Canelo_Alvarez" class="mw-redirect" title="Canelo Alvarez">Canelo Alvarez</a> fought <a href="/wiki/James_Kirkland_(boxer)" title="James Kirkland (boxer)">James Kirkland</a> in <a href="/wiki/Canelo_%C3%81lvarez_vs._James_Kirkland" title="Canelo Álvarez vs. James Kirkland">the first boxing match</a> fought in the stadium. Alvarez defeated Kirkland via knockout in the third round. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/University_of_Houston%E2%80%93Downtown" title="University of Houston–Downtown">University of Houston–Downtown</a> also holds their commencement ceremony in Daikin Park.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Minute Maid Park hosted a <a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">cricket</a> match on November 11, 2015, the second in a series of three <a href="/wiki/Cricket_All-Stars_Series_2015" class="mw-redirect" title="Cricket All-Stars Series 2015">Cricket All-Stars</a> matches played by retired greats of the game.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Shane_Warne" title="Shane Warne">Shane Warne's</a> <a href="/wiki/Warne%27s_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Warne's Warriors">Warne's Warriors</a> clinched the series 2–0. Keeping with the naming conventions from the previous match at Minute Maid Park, the ends were named after <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Nolan Ryan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Cruz" title="José Cruz">José Cruz</a>, two players that have their numbers retired by the Astros. </p><p>On January 30, 2017, the stadium hosted <i>Super Bowl Opening Night</i> for <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LI" title="Super Bowl LI">Super Bowl LI</a> at nearby <a href="/wiki/NRG_Stadium" title="NRG Stadium">NRG Stadium</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 2017 until 2020, the park hosted the final rounds of the Houston leg of the <a href="/wiki/FIRST_Championship" title="FIRST Championship">FIRST Championship</a>. To avoid damaging the field while the Astros were in season, the competition fields were built on a stage over the infield dirt between first and third base.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Features">Features</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minute_Maid_Park&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Features"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tal's_Hill"><span id="Tal.27s_Hill"></span>Tal's Hill</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minute_Maid_Park&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Tal's Hill"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Minute_Maid_Park_flag_pole_configuration.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Minute_Maid_Park_flag_pole_configuration.jpg/220px-Minute_Maid_Park_flag_pole_configuration.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Minute_Maid_Park_flag_pole_configuration.jpg/330px-Minute_Maid_Park_flag_pole_configuration.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Minute_Maid_Park_flag_pole_configuration.jpg/440px-Minute_Maid_Park_flag_pole_configuration.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption>Tal's Hill and the flagpole</figcaption></figure> <p>Until 2016, center field featured a 90-foot (27 m) wide incline called Tal's Hill, named for former team president <a href="/wiki/Tal_Smith" title="Tal Smith">Tal Smith</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ts_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ts-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The incline was inspired by similar features that used to exist at <a href="/wiki/Crosley_Field" title="Crosley Field">Crosley Field</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fenway_Park" title="Fenway Park">Fenway Park</a>. There was a flagpole in play on the incline, an element inspired by <a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a> before its remodeling in the mid-'70s, and <a href="/wiki/Tiger_Stadium_(Detroit)" title="Tiger Stadium (Detroit)">Tiger Stadium</a> as well. Milwaukee Brewers player <a href="/wiki/Richie_Sexson" title="Richie Sexson">Richie Sexson</a> once hit a ball off the flagpole. There was a mark there until the 2011 season, when the pole was repainted. The hill and the flagpole were scheduled to be removed following the 2015 season,<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but remained in place due to an unexpected playoff run.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While Crosley Field's infamous left field terrace, which was half as steep (only 15°) as Tal's Hill (30°), was a natural feature of the site on which the park was located, Tal's Hill was purely decorative. On June 4, 2015, the Astros announced that they would be removing Tal's Hill as part of a $15 million renovation for the 2016 season. The center field fence was to be moved in from 436 feet (133 m) (which from 2000 to 2016 was the longest in baseball) to 409 feet (125 m) from home plate, but the center field renovations were delayed until after the 2016 season, due at least in part to the 2015 playoffs cutting into planned construction time.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Union_Station">Union Station</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minute_Maid_Park&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Union Station"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Minute_Maid_Park_train,_exterior_view.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Minute_Maid_Park_train%2C_exterior_view.jpg/220px-Minute_Maid_Park_train%2C_exterior_view.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Minute_Maid_Park_train%2C_exterior_view.jpg/330px-Minute_Maid_Park_train%2C_exterior_view.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Minute_Maid_Park_train%2C_exterior_view.jpg/440px-Minute_Maid_Park_train%2C_exterior_view.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3872" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>Daikin Park's <a href="/wiki/4-4-0" title="4-4-0">4-4-0</a> locomotive is visible from the exterior of the ballpark.</figcaption></figure> <p>The largest entrance to the park is inside what was once Houston's <a href="/wiki/Union_Station_(Houston)" title="Union Station (Houston)">Union Station</a>, and the left-field side of the stadium features a railway as homage to the site's history. The train moves along an 800-foot (240 m) length of track on top of the length of the exterior wall beyond left field when the Astros take the field during the first inning, when an Astros player hits a <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a>, and when the Astros win a game. It is driven by Bobby Vásquez, who goes by the name Bobby Dynamite. The train is an upscaled replica of the <i><a href="/wiki/The_General_(locomotive)" title="The General (locomotive)">General</a></i> 4-4-0 and is pulled by a cable which is operated by the driver.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The engine's tender is filled with giant oranges in reference to Minute Maid's most famous product, orange juice. Prior to Minute Maid buying the stadium's naming rights, the tender was filled with logs. </p><p>In a challenge to home run hitters, former Astros owner <a href="/wiki/Drayton_McLane,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Drayton McLane, Jr.">Drayton McLane</a>'s office window, located in the old Union Station and directly above the Crawford Boxes, is made of glass and a sign below the window is marked 422 ft (129 m) from home plate. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Crawford_Boxes">Crawford Boxes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minute_Maid_Park&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Crawford Boxes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:508px;max-width:508px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:252px;max-width:252px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Crawford_boxes.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Crawford Boxes, 2006" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Crawford_boxes.jpg/250px-Crawford_boxes.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Crawford_boxes.jpg/375px-Crawford_boxes.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Crawford_boxes.jpg/500px-Crawford_boxes.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1984" data-file-height="1488" /></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:252px;max-width:252px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MinuteMaid2021.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Crawford Boxes, 2021" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/MinuteMaid2021.png/250px-MinuteMaid2021.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/MinuteMaid2021.png/375px-MinuteMaid2021.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/MinuteMaid2021.png/500px-MinuteMaid2021.png 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption">View of Crawford Boxes in its original incarnation in 2006 (left) and from renovations done in the 2010s (2021). Division pennants were moved higher up around the park while world and league championship pennants fly right above the Crawford Boxes. The foul pole was also decorated with a promotional deal with <a href="/wiki/Chick-fil-A" title="Chick-fil-A">Chick-fil-A</a> to go along with other promotions involving community leaders.</div></div></div></div> <p>The <b>Crawford Boxes</b> are a section of seating in Daikin Park running parallel to Crawford Street in downtown <a href="/wiki/Houston,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston, Texas">Houston</a>, Texas. They are located in left field and span sections 100 through 104 (with all but the latter in fair territory). </p><p>The home-plate-to-fence measurement there is only 315 feet (96 meters), one of the shortest in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Home runs must clear a 19-foot wall in front of the elevated boxes which houses the hand-operated out-of-town scoreboard, displaying the day's other games. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Landry%27s_Restaurants,_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="Landry's Restaurants, Inc.">Landry's</a>, a restaurant group, had bought the naming rights to the Crawford Boxes in 2003, which ran various promotions for its restaurants there.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_features">Other features</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minute_Maid_Park&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Other features"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:278px;max-width:278px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:137px;max-width:137px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BagwellStatue.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Statue of Jeff Bagwell" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/BagwellStatue.png/135px-BagwellStatue.png" decoding="async" width="135" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/BagwellStatue.png/203px-BagwellStatue.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/BagwellStatue.png/270px-BagwellStatue.png 2x" data-file-width="1536" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:137px;max-width:137px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BiggioStatue.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Statue of Craig Biggio" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/BiggioStatue.png/135px-BiggioStatue.png" decoding="async" width="135" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/BiggioStatue.png/203px-BiggioStatue.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/BiggioStatue.png/270px-BiggioStatue.png 2x" data-file-width="1536" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption">Statues of Jeff Bagwell (left) and Craig Biggio (right) are located near the front of Daikin Park.</div></div></div></div> <p>Games are typically played with the roof open only in April and May before the Houston summer heat arrives. In the first twenty seasons of the park (2000-2019), the Astros played 1,614 games at home and played with the roof open for the whole game for 1,103 of them (for the 2017-2019 postseason games alone, they played all home games with the roof closed).<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Union_Station_Lobby_at_Minute_Maid_Park-no_banners.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Union_Station_Lobby_at_Minute_Maid_Park-no_banners.jpg/220px-Union_Station_Lobby_at_Minute_Maid_Park-no_banners.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Union_Station_Lobby_at_Minute_Maid_Park-no_banners.jpg/330px-Union_Station_Lobby_at_Minute_Maid_Park-no_banners.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Union_Station_Lobby_at_Minute_Maid_Park-no_banners.jpg/440px-Union_Station_Lobby_at_Minute_Maid_Park-no_banners.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1936" /></a><figcaption>Union Station Lobby is the main entrance to Daikin Park, and the former concourse of Houston's original Union Station built in 1911.</figcaption></figure> <p>There is a manually-operated out-of-town scoreboard in left, below the Crawford Boxes. </p><p>The ballpark features 19,201 seats on the lower level,<sup id="cite_ref-facts_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-facts-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 7,132 seats on the second level,<sup id="cite_ref-facts_81-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-facts-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 880 seats on the suite level,<sup id="cite_ref-facts_81-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-facts-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 13,750 seats on the upper level.<sup id="cite_ref-facts_81-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-facts-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Phillips_66_Home_Run_Pump.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Phillips_66_Home_Run_Pump.jpg/220px-Phillips_66_Home_Run_Pump.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Phillips_66_Home_Run_Pump.jpg/330px-Phillips_66_Home_Run_Pump.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Phillips_66_Home_Run_Pump.jpg/440px-Phillips_66_Home_Run_Pump.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3872" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Phillips_66" title="Phillips 66">Phillips 66</a> Home Run Pump</figcaption></figure> <p>The "<a href="/wiki/Phillips_66" title="Phillips 66">Phillips 66</a> Home Run Porch" is located in left-center field over the field of play. It features a classic gasoline pump that displays the total number of Astros home runs hit since the park opened. </p><p>The stadium can be fully air-conditioned when required. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ground_rules">Ground rules</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minute_Maid_Park&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Ground rules"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Under the Minute Maid Park <a href="/wiki/Ground_rules" title="Ground rules">ground rules</a>, both Tal's Hill and the flagpole were considered in play. If a ball hit the flagpole on the hill and stayed in the field of play, it was in play. If it went out of the field of play (over the fence), it was a <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Hill was criticized numerous times owing to the incline having the potential to cause injury to fielders unused to it.<sup id="cite_ref-fox_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fox-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, there was never an injury to any player in relation to Tal's Hill.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation_access">Transportation access</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minute_Maid_Park&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Transportation access"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Daikin Park is located in Downtown Houston in a centralized area of the city, and accessible via a short driving distance on <a href="/wiki/Interstate_10_(Texas)" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstate 10 (Texas)">Interstate 10</a> (Katy Freeway/East Freeway), <a href="/wiki/Interstate_69_in_Texas" title="Interstate 69 in Texas">Interstate 69</a> (Southwest Freeway/Eastex Freeway), and <a href="/wiki/Interstate_45" title="Interstate 45">Interstate 45</a> (Gulf Freeway/North Freeway). Street parking, garage parking, and private lot parking are available, with an estimated 25,000 spots within walking distance to the ballpark. Taxi cabs and <a href="/wiki/Pedicab" class="mw-redirect" title="Pedicab">pedicabs</a> are also commonly found near the surrounding ballpark area. </p><p>Public transportation allows for accessibility via bus or <a href="/wiki/Light_rail" title="Light rail">light rail</a> service. The <a href="/wiki/METRORail" title="METRORail">METRORail</a> <a href="/wiki/Light_rail" title="Light rail">light rail</a> system has a station located one block south of Minute Maid Park, <a href="/wiki/Convention_District_(METRORail_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="Convention District (METRORail station)">Convention District Station</a>, served by the <a href="/wiki/METRORail_Green_Line" title="METRORail Green Line">Green</a> and <a href="/wiki/METRORail_Purple_Line" title="METRORail Purple Line">Purple</a> lines. The <a href="/wiki/METRORail_Red_Line" title="METRORail Red Line">Red Line</a> also serves the ballpark at <a href="/wiki/Preston_(METRORail_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="Preston (METRORail station)">Preston Station</a>, six blocks to the west. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Hurricane_Harvey">Hurricane Harvey</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minute_Maid_Park&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Hurricane Harvey"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2017, the park and the entire city suffered from the devastation of <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Harvey" title="Hurricane Harvey">Hurricane Harvey</a>, which flooded many parts of the city with several feet of rain over four days. The Astros reported that despite water entering into the service levels of the stadium, Minute Maid Park remained in "good condition" when the storm cleared out. The lingering effects of Harvey forced the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Astros</a> to move their series against the Texas Rangers to <a href="/wiki/Tropicana_Field" title="Tropicana Field">Tropicana Field</a> in St. Petersburg, Florida.<sup id="cite_ref-GoodCondition_85-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GoodCondition-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Astros returned to Houston on Friday, September 1 to help the initial recovery efforts. 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2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;"><div> <ul><li>Established in <b><a href="/wiki/1962_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1962 Major League Baseball season"><span style="color:#000000">1962</span></a></b></li> <li>Formerly the <b>Houston Colt .45s</b></li> <li>Based in <b><a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston"><span style="color:#000000">Houston, Texas</span></a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros"><span style="color:#000000">Franchise</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1962_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1962 Major League Baseball expansion">1962 expansion</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1961_Major_League_Baseball_expansion_draft" title="1961 Major League Baseball expansion draft">Expansion draft</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Houston_Astros" title="History of the Houston Astros">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_seasons" title="List of Houston Astros seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_team_records" title="List of Houston Astros team records">Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_no-hitters" title="List of Houston Astros no-hitters">No-hitters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros_award_winners_and_league_leaders" title="Houston Astros award winners and league leaders">Awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros_all-time_roster" title="Houston Astros all-time roster">Players</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_managers" title="List of Houston Astros managers">Managers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_owners_and_executives" title="List of Houston Astros owners and executives">Owners and executives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_first-round_draft_picks" title="List of Houston Astros first-round draft picks">First-round draft picks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_Opening_Day_starting_pitchers" title="List of Houston Astros Opening Day starting pitchers">Opening Day starting pitchers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Houston_Astros" title="Category:Houston Astros">All articles</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Ballparks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Colt_Stadium" title="Colt Stadium">Colt Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Astrodome" title="Astrodome">Houston Astrodome</a></li> <li><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Daikin Park</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;"><span class="nobold"><i>Spring training:</i></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Geronimo_Park" title="Geronimo Park">Geronimo Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coastal_Florida_Sports_Park" title="Coastal Florida Sports Park">Cocoa Expo Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osceola_County_Stadium" title="Osceola County Stadium">Osceola County Stadium</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Cacti_Park_of_the_Palm_Beaches" title="Cacti Park of the Palm Beaches">CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AstroTurf" title="AstroTurf">AstroTurf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orbit_(mascot)" title="Orbit (mascot)">Orbit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Station_(Houston)" title="Union Station (Houston)">Union Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Bamboo_Lounge" title="Big Bamboo Lounge">Big Bamboo Lounge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_League" title="Continental League">Continental League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deep_in_the_Heart_of_Texas" title="Deep in the Heart of Texas">"Deep in the Heart of Texas"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Buffaloes" title="Houston Buffaloes">Houston Buffs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shriners_College_Classic" title="Shriners College Classic">Shriners College Classic</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ball_Four" title="Ball Four">Ball Four</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Brewster_McCloud" title="Brewster McCloud">Brewster McCloud</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bad_News_Bears_in_Breaking_Training" title="The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training">The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Murder_at_the_World_Series" title="Murder at the World Series">Murder at the World Series</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Night_Game_(film)" title="Night Game (film)">Night Game</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Hot_Tub" title="The Hot Tub">"The Hot Tub" (<i>Seinfeld</i> episode)</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Boyhood_(2014_film)" title="Boyhood (2014 film)">Boyhood</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Resurrection:_The_J.R._Richard_Story" title="Resurrection: The J.R. Richard Story">Resurrection: The J.R. Richard Story</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milo_Hamilton" title="Milo Hamilton"><i>"Holy Toledo!"</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_McIngvale" title="Jim McIngvale">Mattress Mack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunshine_Kids_Foundation" title="Sunshine Kids Foundation">Sunshine Kids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darryl_Kile_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Darryl Kile Award">Darryl Kile Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_National_League_West_tie-breaker_game" title="1980 National League West tie-breaker game">1980 NL West tie-breaker game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Killer_B%27s_(Houston_Astros)" title="Killer B's (Houston Astros)">Killer B's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_National_League_Division_Series" title="2005 National League Division Series">Chris Burke's home run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2017 American League Championship Series">24 straight curveballs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Houston_Astros_season" title="2017 Houston Astros season">Houston Strong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros_sign_stealing_scandal" title="Houston Astros sign stealing scandal">Sign stealing scandal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2019 American League Championship Series">"Altuve!"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_American_League_Division_Series" title="2022 American League Division Series">18 shutout innings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2022 American League Championship Series">"We Want Houston!"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_World_Series" title="2022 World Series">World Series no-hitter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_Mexico_City_Series" title="MLB Mexico City Series">MLB Mexico City Series</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Astros%E2%80%93Dodgers_rivalry" class="mw-redirect" title="Astros–Dodgers rivalry">Los Angeles Dodgers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lone_Star_Series" title="Lone Star Series">Texas Rangers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Key personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Owner: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Crane" title="Jim Crane">Jim Crane</a></li> <li>General Manager: <a href="/wiki/Dana_Brown_(baseball)" title="Dana Brown (baseball)">Dana Brown</a></li> <li>Manager: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Espada" title="Joe Espada">Joe Espada</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">World Series<br />Championships (2)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2017_World_Series" title="2017 World Series">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_World_Series" title="2022 World Series">2022</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">League pennants (5)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>NL: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2005_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2005 National League Championship Series">2005</a></li></ul></li> <li>AL: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2017_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2017 American League Championship Series">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2019 American League Championship Series">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2021 American League Championship Series">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2022 American League Championship Series">2022</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Division titles (14)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>NL West: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1980 National League Championship Series">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_National_League_Division_Series" title="1981 National League Division Series">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1986 National League Championship Series">1986</a></li></ul></li> <li>NL Central: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997_National_League_Division_Series" title="1997 National League Division Series">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_National_League_Division_Series" title="1998 National League Division Series">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_National_League_Division_Series" title="1999 National League Division Series">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_National_League_Division_Series" title="2001 National League Division Series">2001</a></li></ul></li> <li>AL West: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2017_American_League_Division_Series" title="2017 American League Division Series">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_American_League_Division_Series" title="2018 American League Division Series">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_American_League_Division_Series" title="2019 American League Division Series">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_American_League_Division_Series" title="2021 American League Division Series">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_American_League_Division_Series" title="2022 American League Division Series">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_American_League_Division_Series" title="2023 American League Division Series">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_American_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2024 American League Wild Card Series">2024</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Wild card titles (4)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>NL: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2004_National_League_Division_Series" title="2004 National League Division Series">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_National_League_Division_Series" title="2005 National League Division Series">2005</a></li></ul></li> <li>AL: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2015_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2015 American League Wild Card Game">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_American_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2020 American League Wild Card Series">2020</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_minor_league_affiliates" title="List of Houston Astros minor league affiliates"><span style="color:#000000">Minors</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Triple-A: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sugar_Land_Space_Cowboys" title="Sugar Land Space Cowboys">Sugar Land Space Cowboys</a></li></ul></li> <li>Double-A: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Corpus_Christi_Hooks" title="Corpus Christi Hooks">Corpus Christi Hooks</a></li></ul></li> <li>High-A: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Asheville_Tourists" title="Asheville Tourists">Asheville Tourists</a></li></ul></li> <li>Single-A: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fayetteville_Woodpeckers" title="Fayetteville Woodpeckers">Fayetteville Woodpeckers</a></li></ul></li> <li>Rookie: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Florida_Complex_League_Astros" title="Florida Complex League Astros">FCL Astros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Astros" title="Dominican Summer League Astros">DSL Astros Blue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Astros" title="Dominican Summer League Astros">DSL Astros Orange</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_broadcasters" title="List of Houston Astros broadcasters"><span style="color:#000000">Media</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>TV</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Space_City_Home_Network" title="Space City Home Network">Space City Home Network</a></dd> <dt>Radio</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros_Radio_Network" title="Houston Astros Radio Network">Houston Astros Radio Network</a></dd> <dt>Announcers</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Todd_Kalas" title="Todd Kalas">Todd Kalas</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Blum" title="Geoff Blum">Geoff Blum</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;background-color: #002D62 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB6E1F, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB6E1F; !important;;"><div id="Seasons_(64)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Seasons (64)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">1960 · 1961 · </span> <a href="/wiki/1962_Houston_Colt_.45s_season" title="1962 Houston Colt .45s season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Houston_Colt_.45s_season" title="1963 Houston Colt .45s season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Houston_Colt_.45s_season" title="1964 Houston Colt .45s season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Houston_Astros_season" title="1965 Houston Astros season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Houston_Astros_season" title="1966 Houston Astros season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Houston_Astros_season" title="1967 Houston Astros season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Houston_Astros_season" title="1968 Houston Astros season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Houston_Astros_season" title="1969 Houston Astros season">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_Houston_Astros_season" title="1970 Houston Astros season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Houston_Astros_season" title="1971 Houston Astros season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Houston_Astros_season" title="1972 Houston Astros season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Houston_Astros_season" title="1973 Houston Astros season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Houston_Astros_season" title="1974 Houston Astros season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Houston_Astros_season" title="1975 Houston Astros season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Houston_Astros_season" title="1976 Houston Astros season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Houston_Astros_season" title="1977 Houston Astros season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Houston_Astros_season" title="1978 Houston Astros season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Houston_Astros_season" title="1979 Houston Astros season">1979</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/1980_Houston_Astros_season" title="1980 Houston Astros season">1980</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1981_Houston_Astros_season" title="1981 Houston Astros season">1981</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Houston_Astros_season" title="1982 Houston Astros season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Houston_Astros_season" title="1983 Houston Astros season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Houston_Astros_season" title="1984 Houston Astros season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Houston_Astros_season" title="1985 Houston Astros season">1985</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1986_Houston_Astros_season" title="1986 Houston Astros season">1986</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Houston_Astros_season" title="1987 Houston Astros season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Houston_Astros_season" title="1988 Houston Astros season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Houston_Astros_season" title="1989 Houston Astros season">1989</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990_Houston_Astros_season" title="1990 Houston Astros season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Houston_Astros_season" title="1991 Houston Astros season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Houston_Astros_season" title="1992 Houston Astros season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Houston_Astros_season" title="1993 Houston Astros season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Houston_Astros_season" title="1994 Houston Astros season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Houston_Astros_season" title="1995 Houston Astros season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Houston_Astros_season" title="1996 Houston Astros season">1996</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1997_Houston_Astros_season" title="1997 Houston Astros season">1997</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1998_Houston_Astros_season" title="1998 Houston Astros season">1998</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1999_Houston_Astros_season" title="1999 Houston Astros season">1999</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000_Houston_Astros_season" title="2000 Houston Astros season">2000</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2001_Houston_Astros_season" title="2001 Houston Astros season">2001</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Houston_Astros_season" title="2002 Houston Astros season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Houston_Astros_season" title="2003 Houston Astros season">2003</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2004_Houston_Astros_season" title="2004 Houston Astros season">2004</a></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2005_Houston_Astros_season" title="2005 Houston Astros season">2005</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Houston_Astros_season" title="2006 Houston Astros season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Houston_Astros_season" title="2007 Houston Astros season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Houston_Astros_season" title="2008 Houston Astros season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Houston_Astros_season" title="2009 Houston Astros season">2009</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_Houston_Astros_season" title="2010 Houston Astros season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Houston_Astros_season" title="2011 Houston Astros season">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Houston_Astros_season" title="2012 Houston Astros season">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Houston_Astros_season" title="2013 Houston Astros season">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Houston_Astros_season" title="2014 Houston Astros season">2014</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2015_Houston_Astros_season" title="2015 Houston Astros season">2015</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Houston_Astros_season" title="2016 Houston Astros season">2016</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/2017_Houston_Astros_season" title="2017 Houston Astros season">2017</a></b></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2018_Houston_Astros_season" title="2018 Houston Astros season">2018</a></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2019_Houston_Astros_season" title="2019 Houston Astros season">2019</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/2020_Houston_Astros_season" title="2020 Houston Astros season">2020</a></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2021_Houston_Astros_season" title="2021 Houston Astros season">2021</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/2022_Houston_Astros_season" title="2022 Houston Astros season">2022</a></b></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2023_Houston_Astros_season" title="2023 Houston Astros season">2023</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2024_Houston_Astros_season" title="2024 Houston Astros season">2024</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_Houston_Astros_season" title="2025 Houston Astros season">2025</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div 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District</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Education</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Primary and <br />secondary schools</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Independent_School_District" title="Houston Independent School District">Houston ISD</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kinder_High_School_for_the_Performing_and_Visual_Arts" title="Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts">Kinder HSPVA</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incarnate_Word_Academy_(Houston)" title="Incarnate Word Academy (Houston)">Incarnate Word Academy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Colleges and<br />universities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Houston%E2%80%93Downtown" title="University of Houston–Downtown">University of Houston–Downtown</a> (<a href="/wiki/Template:University_of_Houston%E2%80%93Downtown" title="Template:University of Houston–Downtown">Template</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Texas_College_of_Law" class="mw-redirect" title="South Texas College of Law">South Texas College of Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Community_College" title="Houston Community College">Houston Community College</a> (closest campus is <a href="/wiki/Midtown,_Houston" title="Midtown, Houston">Midtown</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Libraries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Public_Library" title="Houston Public Library">Houston Public Library</a> (Jones Building, <a href="/wiki/Julia_Ideson_Building" title="Julia Ideson Building">Julia Ideson Building</a>, and HPL Express <a href="/wiki/Discovery_Green" title="Discovery Green">Discovery Green</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Skyscrapers and<br />complexes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/609_Main_at_Texas" title="609 Main at Texas">609 Main at Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/919_Milam" title="919 Milam">919 Milam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1000_Main" title="1000 Main">1000 Main</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1200_Travis" class="mw-redirect" title="1200 Travis">1200 Travis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1500_Louisiana_Street" title="1500 Louisiana Street">1500 Louisiana Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1600_Smith_Street" title="1600 Smith Street">1600 Smith Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allen_Center" title="Allen Center">Allen Center</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Devon_Energy_Tower_(Houston)" title="Devon Energy Tower (Houston)">Devon Energy Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1400_Smith_Street" title="1400 Smith Street">1400 Smith Street</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bank_of_America_Center_(Houston)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bank of America Center (Houston)">Bank of America Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bayou_Place" title="Bayou Place">Bayou Place</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BG_Group_Place" class="mw-redirect" title="BG Group Place">BG Group Place</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calpine_Center" title="Calpine Center">Calpine Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CenterPoint_Energy_Plaza" title="CenterPoint Energy Plaza">CenterPoint Energy Plaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Club_Quarters_Hotel_(Houston)" title="Club Quarters Hotel (Houston)">Club Quarters Hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cullen_Center" title="Cullen Center">Cullen Center</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1600_Smith_Street" title="1600 Smith Street">1600 Smith Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KBR_Tower" title="KBR Tower">KBR Tower</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Paso_Energy_Building" title="El Paso Energy Building">El Paso Energy Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enterprise_Plaza" title="Enterprise Plaza">Enterprise Plaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Esperson_Buildings" title="Esperson Buildings">Esperson Buildings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ExxonMobil_Building" title="ExxonMobil Building">ExxonMobil Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_City_Tower" title="First City Tower">First City Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GreenStreet" title="GreenStreet">GreenStreet</a> (Houston Pavilions)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heritage_Plaza" title="Heritage Plaza">Heritage Plaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hess_Tower" title="Hess Tower">Hess Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Center" title="Houston Center">Houston Center</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Four_Seasons_Hotel_Houston" title="Four Seasons Hotel Houston">Four Seasons Hotel Houston</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_House_Apartments" title="Houston House Apartments">Houston House Apartments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Post-Dispatch_Building" title="Houston Post-Dispatch Building">Houston Post-Dispatch Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyatt_Regency_Houston" title="Hyatt Regency Houston">Hyatt Regency Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/JW_Marriott_Downtown_Houston" title="JW Marriott Downtown Houston">JW Marriott Downtown Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Lanier_Public_Works_Building" title="Bob Lanier Public Works Building">Bob Lanier Public Works Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/JPMorgan_Chase_Building_(Houston)" title="JPMorgan Chase Building (Houston)">JPMorgan Chase Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/JPMorgan_Chase_Tower_(Houston)" title="JPMorgan Chase Tower (Houston)">JPMorgan Chase Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magnolia_Hotel_(Houston)" title="Magnolia Hotel (Houston)">Magnolia Hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/One_City_Centre_(Houston)" title="One City Centre (Houston)">One City Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/One_Park_Place" title="One Park Place">One Park Place</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/One_Shell_Plaza" title="One Shell Plaza">One Shell Plaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennzoil_Place" title="Pennzoil Place">Pennzoil Place</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Total_Plaza" title="Total Plaza">Total Plaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wedge_International_Tower" title="Wedge International Tower">Wedge International Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wells_Fargo_Plaza_(Houston)" title="Wells Fargo Plaza (Houston)">Wells Fargo Plaza</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Parks and<br />public plazas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Allen%27s_Landing" title="Allen's Landing">Allen's Landing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discovery_Green" title="Discovery Green">Discovery Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Market_Square_Park" title="Market Square Park">Market Square Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Houston_Park" title="Sam Houston Park">Sam Houston Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sesquicentennial_Park" title="Sesquicentennial Park">Sesquicentennial Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tranquillity_Park" title="Tranquillity Park">Tranquillity Park</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National Register of<br />Historic Places</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Cotton_Exchange_Building" title="Houston Cotton Exchange Building">Houston Cotton Exchange Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annunciation_Church_(Houston)" title="Annunciation Church (Houston)">Annunciation Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antioch_Missionary_Baptist_Church" title="Antioch Missionary Baptist Church">Antioch Missionary Baptist Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battelstein%27s" title="Battelstein's">Battelstein's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beaconsfield" title="Beaconsfield">Beaconsfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Bute_Company_Warehouse" title="James Bute Company Warehouse">James Bute Company Warehouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christ_Church_Cathedral_(Houston)" title="Christ Church Cathedral (Houston)">Christ Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_National_Bank_Building_(Houston)" title="City National Bank Building (Houston)">City National Bank Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._L._Foley_Building" title="W. L. Foley Building">W. L. Foley Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulf_Building_(Houston)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gulf Building (Houston)">Gulf Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hogg_Building" title="Hogg Building">Hogg Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_City_Hall" title="Houston City Hall">Houston City Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Post-Dispatch_Building" title="Houston Post-Dispatch Building">Houston Post-Dispatch Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Humble_Oil_Building" title="Humble Oil Building">Humble Oil Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julia_Ideson_Building" title="Julia Ideson Building">Julia Ideson Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kennedy_Bakery" title="Kennedy Bakery">Kennedy Bakery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kress_Building" class="mw-redirect" title="Kress Building">Kress Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Main_Street/Market_Square_Historic_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Main Street/Market Square Historic District">Main Street/Market Square Historic District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McKee_Street_Bridge" title="McKee Street Bridge">McKee Street Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merchants_and_Manufacturers_Building" title="Merchants and Manufacturers Building">Merchants and Manufacturers Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Biscuit_Company_Building_(Houston)" title="National Biscuit Company Building (Houston)">National Biscuit Company Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palace_Hotel_(Houston)" title="Palace Hotel (Houston)">Palace Hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Building" title="Paul Building">Paul Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rice_Lofts" class="mw-redirect" title="Rice Lofts">Rice Lofts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Sam_Houston_Hotel" title="The Sam Houston Hotel">The Sam Houston Hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Jacinto_Street_Bridge_over_Buffalo_Bayou" title="San Jacinto Street Bridge over Buffalo Bayou">San Jacinto Street Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scanlan_Building" title="Scanlan Building">Scanlan Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Texas_National_Bank" class="mw-redirect" title="South Texas National Bank">South Texas National Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_National_Bank_Building_(Houston,_Texas)" title="State National Bank Building (Houston, Texas)">State National Bank Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stowers_Building" title="Stowers Building">Stowers Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sweeney,_Coombs,_and_Fredericks_Building" title="Sweeney, Coombs, and Fredericks Building">Sweeney, Coombs, and Fredericks Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Company_Building" title="Texas Company Building">Texas Company Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_State_Hotel" class="mw-redirect" title="Texas State Hotel">Texas State Hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Customhouse_(Houston)" title="United States Customhouse (Houston)">US Customhouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Station_(Houston)" title="Union Station (Houston)">Union Station (Houston)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willow_Street_Pump_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Willow Street Pump Station">Willow Street Pump Station</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other landmarks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1910_Harris_County_Courthouse" title="1910 Harris County Courthouse">1910 Harris County Courthouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alley_Theatre" title="Alley Theatre">Alley Theatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bayou_Place" title="Bayou Place">Bayou Place</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_R._Brown_Convention_Center" title="George R. Brown Convention Center">George R. Brown Convention Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capitol_Lofts" title="Capitol Lofts">Capitol Lofts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Downtown_Aquarium,_Houston" class="mw-redirect" title="Downtown Aquarium, Houston">Downtown Aquarium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Detention_Center,_Houston" title="Federal Detention Center, Houston">Federal Detention Center, Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_Lofts" title="Franklin Lofts">Franklin Lofts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Co-Cathedral_of_the_Sacred_Heart_(Houston)" title="Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart (Houston)">Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Jones_Building" title="Great Jones Building">Great Jones Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harris_County,_Texas_jails" title="Harris County, Texas jails">Harris County jails</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hobby_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts" title="Hobby Center for the Performing Arts">Hobby Center for the Performing Arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Club" title="Houston Club">Houston Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hotel_Icon_(Houston)" title="Hotel Icon (Houston)">Hotel Icon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_tunnel_system" title="Houston tunnel system">Houston tunnel system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jones_Hall" title="Jones Hall">Jones Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Kegans_State_Jail" title="Joe Kegans State Jail">Joe Kegans State Jail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiam_Building" title="Kiam Building">Kiam Building</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Minute Maid Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petroleum_Club_of_Houston" title="Petroleum Club of Houston">Petroleum Club of Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pillot_Building" title="Pillot Building">Pillot Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Company_Annex" class="mw-redirect" title="Texas Company Annex">Texas Company Annex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyota_Center" title="Toyota Center">Toyota Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wortham_Theater_Center" title="Wortham Theater Center">Wortham Theater Center</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/METRORail" title="METRORail">METRORail</a> lines</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/METRORail_Red_Line" title="METRORail Red Line">Red</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/METRORail_Green_Line" title="METRORail Green Line">Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/METRORail_Purple_Line" title="METRORail Purple Line">Purple</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/METRORail" title="METRORail">METRORail</a> stations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bell_station_(Houston)" title="Bell station (Houston)">Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Station_(Houston)" title="Central Station (Houston)">Central Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convention_District_station" title="Convention District station">Convention District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Downtown_Transit_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Downtown Transit Center">Downtown Transit Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Main_Street_Square_station" title="Main Street Square station">Main Street Square</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_station_(Houston)" title="Preston station (Houston)">Preston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theater_District_station" title="Theater District station">Theater District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UH-Downtown_station" class="mw-redirect" title="UH-Downtown station">UH–Downtown</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">History</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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Stadium">Dodger Stadium</a> (<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oracle_Park" title="Oracle Park">Oracle Park</a> (<a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petco_Park" title="Petco Park">Petco Park</a> (<a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>†</b> – The <a href="/wiki/Athletics_(baseball)" title="Athletics (baseball)">Athletics</a> will play their home games at <a href="/wiki/Sutter_Health_Park" title="Sutter Health Park">Sutter Health Park</a> in <a href="/wiki/West_Sacramento,_CA" class="mw-redirect" title="West Sacramento, CA">West Sacramento, CA</a> beginning in the <a 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