The Astros' ballpark opened in 2000 as Enron Field, spent two decades as Minute Maid Park, and became Daikin Park on January 1, 2025. The best way in is through the old Union Station lobby: the 1911 station, designed by Warren and Wetmore, the New York firm behind Grand Central Terminal, is now the main entrance. Inside, look to left field. The Crawford Boxes sit just 315 feet from home plate above a 19-foot wall with a hand-operated out-of-town scoreboard, and above them a replica 4-4-0 locomotive runs along 800 feet of track when the Astros take the field, hit a home run and win. Its tender used to hold giant oranges; now it carries giant baseballs. The three-panel roof usually stays closed through the heat of summer, so this is air-conditioned baseball, though spring games sometimes play under open sky.
What to expect
- Tickets are mobile only in the MLB Ballpark app; screenshots and printouts are refused.
- No backpacks or bags over 16 x 16 x 8 inches, and every bag is checked at the gate.
- You can bring food in a clear one-gallon bag and a sealed water bottle up to one liter.
- The ballpark is cashless; reverse ATMs on the concourses turn cash into a card.
- There is no re-entry once your ticket is scanned.
What to do
- Enter through the Union Station lobby on Crawford Street
- Sit in or near the Crawford Boxes to watch the left-field train
- Look for the Bagwell and Biggio statues in the plaza outside
The momentWorld Series, Game 6November 5, 2022
Down 1-0 in the sixth, Yordan Alvarez hit a three-run homer about 450 feet to center off the Phillies’ José Alvarado, and the Astros won 4-1 to clinch the 2022 World Series at home.
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- Daikin Park, January 1, 2025Renamed
- 2000Opened
- 315 ft, 19-ft wallLeft field
- 41,168Capacity