Minute Maid Park
Minute Maid Park, nicknamed The Juice Box, is a retractable roof stadium in Houston, Texas, United States. It opened in 2000 as the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Houston Astros. It has a seating capacity of 41,168, which includes 5,197 club seats and 63 luxury suites.
Former names
The Ballpark at Union Station (planning phase)
Enron Field (2000–2002)
Astros Field (February–July 2002)
501 Crawford Street
METRORail: 
(at Convention District) METRO bus: 3, 6, 11, 20, 30, 37, 48, 50, 77, 137, 163, 236, 255, 256, 257
Estimated 25,000 total spots within walking distance
Harris County-Houston Sports Authority
Harris County-Houston Sports Authority
44,203, September 26, 2001[9]
Left field – 315 feet (96.0 m)
Left-center – 366 feet (111.6 m)
Left-center (deep) – 399 feet (121.6 m)[10]
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) 
54 feet (16.5 m) high by 124 feet (37.8 m) wide
November 1, 1997
March 30, 2000 (exhibition)
April 7, 2000 (regular season)
2010 (offseason), 2017 (offseason)[12]
US$250 million
($442 million in 2023 dollars[13])
HOK Sport (now Populous)
Molina & Associates
Schindewolfe and Associates[14]
Brown & Root/Barton Malow/Empire Joint Venture[14]
The stadium has 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.
Non-baseball events[edit]
Soccer[edit]
While primarily a baseball venue, Minute Maid Park can adequately host sports such as soccer and both codes of rugby. The venue can also play host to large-scale music concerts. It is not large enough to comfortably accommodate American football. However, the opening of BBVA Compass Stadium four blocks southeast on Texas Avenue for the MLS's Houston Dynamo in 2012 has effectively made its use for future soccer games moot.
Its debut as a soccer venue happened during the 2006 edition of the CONCACAF Champions Cup. The stadium hosted the first leg of the quarterfinal between Portmore United of Jamaica (the "home" team) and Club América of Mexico.[61]
Transportation access[edit]
Minute Maid Park is located in Downtown Houston in a centralized area of the city, and accessible via a short driving distance on Interstate 10 (Katy Freeway/East Freeway), Interstate 69 (Southwest Freeway/Eastex Freeway), and Interstate 45 (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 pedicabs are also commonly found near the surrounding ballpark area.
Public transportation allows for accessibility via bus or light rail service. The METRORail light rail system has a station located one block south of Minute Maid Park, Convention District Station, served by the Green and Purple lines. The Red Line also serves the ballpark at Preston Station, six blocks to the west.
Hurricane Harvey[edit]
In 2017, the park and the entire city suffered from the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, 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 Astros to move their series against the Texas Rangers to Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.[85] The Astros returned to Houston on Friday, September 1 to help the initial recovery efforts. Minute Maid Park hosted the city's first post-Harvey sporting event, and the park's first double-header the next day in an interleague game against the New York Mets.