About Minute Maid Park
Minute Maid Park is a former name of Daikin Park. Daikin Park is an MLB stadium in Houston, Texas. It opened in 2000. It was designed by Populous. It seats 42,060. Its current tenant is Houston Astros (MLB), since 2000. By capacity it ranks 14th of 30 current MLB venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 252nd oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use.
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Venue Information
Location
Architect
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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Houston Astros While based here: 27 seasons · 2197-2073-1 regular season · 13 postseason trips
MLB · 2000–present
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MLB | 2000–present |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Minute Maid Park?
The capacity of Minute Maid Park is 42,060.
When was Minute Maid Park built?
Minute Maid Park opened in 2000.
Who designed Minute Maid Park?
Minute Maid Park was designed by Populous.
Who plays at Minute Maid Park?
Minute Maid Park is the home venue of Houston Astros.
Where did the Houston Astros play before Minute Maid Park?
Before moving to Minute Maid Park in 2000, the Houston Astros played at Houston Astrodome from 1965 to 1999.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 45 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY): Photograph.
Historical Names
Daikin Park
2000 - Present
Minute Maid Park
Unknown - Present
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Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Shell Energy Stadium | 2012– | 0.4 mi |
| Toyota Center | 2003– | 0.6 mi |
| Sam Houston Coliseum | 0.9 mi | |
| Fertitta Center | 1969– | 2.3 mi |
| Robertson Stadium | 1942–2012 | 2.5 mi |
| John O'Quinn Field at TDECU Stadium | 2014– | 2.5 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.