Daikin Park
The Ice Box | |
Daikin Park (then Minute Maid Park) in 2024 | |
| Former names | The Ballpark at Union Station (planning phase) Enron Field (2000–2002) Astros Field (February–July 2002) Minute Maid Park (July 2002–January 1, 2025) |
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| Address | 501 Crawford Street |
| Location | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Coordinates | 29°45′25″N 95°21′20″W / 29.75694°N 95.35556°W |
| Public transit | METRORail: (at Convention District) METRO bus: 3, 6, 11, 20, 30, 37, 48, 50, 77, 137, 163, 236, 255, 256, 257 |
| Parking | Estimated 25,000 total spots within walking distance |
| Owner | Harris County-Houston Sports Authority |
| Operator | Harris County-Houston Sports Authority |
| Capacity | 41,168 (2017–present) 41,676 (2016) 41,574 (2015) 42,060 (2013–2014) 40,981 (2012) 40,963 (2011) 40,976 (2006–2010) 40,950 (2000–2005) |
| Record attendance | 44,203, September 26, 2001 |
| Field size | Left field – 315 feet (96.0 m) Left-center – 366 feet (111.6 m) Left-center (deep) – 399 feet (121.6 m) 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) |
| Surface | Platinum TE Paspalum (grass) |
| Scoreboard | 54 feet (16.5 m) high by 124 feet (37.8 m) wide |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | November 1, 1997 |
| Opened | March 30, 2000 (exhibition) April 7, 2000 (regular season) |
| Renovated | 2010 (offseason), 2017 (offseason) |
| Construction cost | US$250 million ($456 million in 2024 dollars) |
| Architect | HOK Sport (now Populous) Molina & Associates |
| Project manager | Schindewolfe and Associates |
| Structural engineer | Walter P Moore |
| Services engineer | M-E Engineers, Inc. (Bowl) Uni-Systems, Inc. (Roof) |
| General contractor | Brown & Root/Barton Malow/Empire Joint Venture |
| Tenants | |
| Houston Astros (MLB) 2000–present | |
| Website | |
| mlb.com/astros/ballpark | |
Daikin Park (originally Enron Field and formerly Astros Field and Minute Maid Park) 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 (MLB). 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 baseball/football stadium, which opened in 1965.