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Minute Maid Park

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Minute Maid Park, rebranding to Daikin Park on January 1, 2025, (originally Enron Field and formerly Astros Field) is a retractable roof stadium in Houston, Texas, United States. It opened in 2000 and is the home ballpark of the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. 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 Astrodome, the first domed sports stadium ever built, which opened in 1965.

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Daikin Park is located in Houston Downtown
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Daikin Park is located in the United States
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Former namesThe Ballpark at Union Station (planning phase)
Enron Field (2000–2002)
Astros Field (February–July 2002)
Address501 Crawford Street
LocationHouston, Texas
Coordinates29°45′25″N 95°21′20″W / 29.75694°N 95.35556°W / 29.75694; -95.35556
Public transit METRORail: (at Convention District)
METRO bus: 3, 6, 11, 20, 30, 37, 48, 50, 77, 137, 163, 236, 255, 256, 257
ParkingEstimated 25,000 total spots within walking distance
OwnerHarris County-Houston Sports Authority
OperatorHarris County-Houston Sports Authority
Capacity41,168 (2017–present)[1]
41,676 (2016)[2]
41,574 (2015)[3]
42,060 (2013–2014)[4]
40,981 (2012)[5]
40,963 (2011)[6]
40,976 (2006–2010)[7]
40,950 (2000–2005)
Record attendance44,203, September 26, 2001[8]
Field sizeLeft field – 315 feet (96.0 m)
Left-center – 366 feet (111.6 m)
Left-center (deep) – 399 feet (121.6 m)[9]
Center field – 409 feet (124.7 m)
Right-center (deep) 408 feet (124.4 m)
Right-center – 370 feet (112.8 m)
Right field – 326 feet (99.4 m)
Backstop – 49 feet (15 m)
SurfacePlatinum TE Paspalum (grass)[10]
Scoreboard54 feet (16.5 m) high by 124 feet (37.8 m) wide
Construction
Broke groundNovember 1, 1997 (November 1, 1997)
OpenedMarch 30, 2000 (March 30, 2000) (exhibition)
April 7, 2000 (April 7, 2000) (regular season)
Renovated2010 (offseason), 2017 (offseason)[11]
Construction costUS$250 million
($442 million in 2023 dollars[12])
ArchitectHOK Sport (now Populous)
Molina & Associates
Project managerSchindewolfe and Associates[13]
Structural engineerWalter P Moore[13]
Services engineerM-E Engineers, Inc. (Bowl)[14]
Uni-Systems, Inc. (Roof)[13]
General contractorBrown & Root/Barton Malow/Empire Joint Venture[13]
Tenants
Houston Astros (MLB) 2000–present
  1. ^ "2017 Houston Astros Media Guide" (PDF). Major League Baseball Advanced Media. February 14, 2017. p. 505. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  2. ^ "2016 Houston Astros Media Guide" (PDF). Major League Baseball Advanced Media. February 18, 2016. p. 500. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 10, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "2015 Houston Astros Media Guide" (PDF). Major League Baseball Advanced Media. February 23, 2015. p. 485. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  4. ^ "2013 Houston Astros Media Guide" (PDF). Major League Baseball Advanced Media. February 19, 2013. p. 452. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  5. ^ 2012 Houston Astros Media Guide
  6. ^ Barron, David (April 7, 2005). "'El Grande' Video Scoreboard is Just One of Many Upgrades Found at Minute Maid". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
  7. ^ "#11 Houston Astros - Forbes.com". www.forbes.com. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  8. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Box Score, September 26, 2001 - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  9. ^ "Death of Houston's Tal's Hill Continues Demise Of Baseball's On-Field Oddities". Forbes. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  10. ^ "Platinum TE Installed in Minute Maid Park". www.sodfather.com. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  11. ^ Levine, Zachary (October 7, 2010). "Astros plan major upgrades to Minute Maid Park". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
  12. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  13. ^ a b c d "Enron Field Hits a Home Run - Modern Steel Construction" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 8, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  14. ^ M-E Engineers, Inc. | Awards Archived 2013-01-28 at archive.today

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