As spring training launches, we have some ballpark news from the Grapefruit League: the spring home of the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals is now CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches, as naming rights for the West Palm Beach training camp have been purchased by Travis Scott’s hard-seltzer firm. (more…)
A new main videoboard and plenty of new food options highlight the changes implemented at Minute Maid Park for the 2023 Houston Astros season. (more…)
We’ll see new Minute Maid Park display technology on tap for 2023, as the Houston Astros are partnering with Samsung on some serious upgrades. (more…)
A slew of new food selections is on tap in 2022 for Minute Maid Park, home of the Houston Astros, as well as a healthy dose of new tech with the introduction of Just Walk Out shopping from Amazon. (more…)
Drawing on the same inspiration for the original Houston Astros branding–the Johnson NASA Space Center–the new moniker for the Sugar Land Skeeters is now out: the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (Triple-A West). (more…)
We’ve confirmed reports that the Sugar Land Skeeters (Triple-A West) will be rebranded by parent and owner Houston Astros as the Sugar Land Space Cowboys for the 2022 season. (more…)
Owner Jim Crane says the Houston Astros are planning a Minute Maid Park entertainment district, with construction likely to begin sometime in 2022. (more…)
A lawsuit from the Tri-City ValleyCats over the team’s contraction by Major League Baseball will proceed, as a New York Supreme Court decision upholds several claims by the ValleyCats and dismisses others. (more…)
We’re seeing another run at planning for the future of the Eighth Wonder of the World, as the Astrodome Conservancy is asking for public input on future uses for the iconic Astrodome. (more…)
The Houston Astros have closed on the purchase of the Sugar Land Skeeters (Triple-A West), finalizing the move of the team into Minor League Baseball as their top affiliate. (more…)
As expected: the Houston Astros are buying the Sugar Land Skeeters and adding the formerly independent Atlantic League team as its Triple-A affiliate for the 2021 season and beyond as the makeover of MiLB by MLB continues. (more…)
Former Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow is suing the team, saying he was fired not because of the MLB sign-stealing scandal in 2017 and 2018, but to save owner Jim Crane $22 million in guaranteed salary. (more…)
FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches has been totally shut down and players sent away, as the Florida National Guard is setting up drive-up coronavirus testing in one of the complex’s parking lots. (more…)
