How much does it cost to open the roof at Minute Maid Park?
The shape of the ballpark is due to the 242-foot high retractable roof that can open or close in about 20 minutes. The roof, which cost $65 million, retracts completely off the ballpark when open, which is supposedly 60 percent of the time.
What was there before Minute Maid Park?
Enron Field
Houston’s downtown ballpark was originally named Enron Field on April 7, 1999, and was renamed Astros Field on February 27, 2002, by agreement of the Houston Astros and Enron Corp. The Minute Maid Company is an operating unit of The Coca-Cola Company and the flagship of its worldwide fruit beverage business.
Who has hit the most home runs at Minute Maid Park?
Jeff Bagwell has hit the most home runs in Houston Astros franchise history with 449 home runs.
How many acres is Minute Maid Park?
The $265 million ballpark has a retractable roof and a natural grass playing surface. It covers about 25 acres downtown in the area just northeast of the old Union Station. The streets which encompass the area are Texas, Congress, Crawford and US highway 59. Most of that land previously consisted of parking lots.
Is Minute Maid Park real grass?
The ballpark is Houston’s first retractable-roofed stadium, and features a natural grass playing field.
Why does Minute Maid Park have a train?
The train moves for three reasons: When the Astros take the field in the first inning, when an Astros player hits a home run and when the Astros win a game. Let’s hope it moves a lot during the 2019 World Series. The Astros are in the World Series for the second time in three seasons.
Who leads the Astros in home runs?
Hitting
| Player Player on team | GP Games played | HR Home Runs |
|---|---|---|
| A. Diaz 3B | 44 | 6 |
| K. Tucker RF | 99 | 21 |
| A. Bregman 3B | 59 | 7 |
| J. Altuve 2B | 98 | 25 |