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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 ...
The Houston Astros' home will get a new name on Jan. 1, becoming Daikin Park under an agreement through the 2039 season the team announced Monday. The stadium opened as Enron Field in 2000 as part ...
The Houston Astros on Monday announced a 15-year stadium naming rights agreement with Daikin Comfort Technologies.
The Astros announced on November 18 that Minute Maid Park was to be renamed Daikin Park the following January 1 as result of a new naming-rights sponsorship with Daikin Industries, Ltd., with corresponding changes to the stadium. This partnership between the Astros and Daikin covered the next 15 seasons through 2039.
Astrodome NRG Stadium, home of the NFL's Texans Daikin Park, home of MLB's Astros Shell Energy Stadium, home of MLS's Dynamo Toyota Center, home of the NBA's Rockets.. The U.S. city of Houston and its metropolitan area have a rich sporting culture and the area residents are active in many spectator and participant sports.
Union Station Lobby is the main entrance to Daikin Park, and the former concourse of Union Station. Plans for a new Houston ballpark to replace the Astrodome began in 1995, and originally called for a site to be used at the Astrodomain.
By the 1990s, the Astrodome was becoming obsolete. Unable to secure a new stadium, Oilers owner Bud Adams moved the team to Tennessee after 1996, and became the Tennessee Titans in 1999. The Astros played at the dome through 1999, then relocated to Enron Field (now Daikin Park) in 2000.
A park of note is Olympic Stadium in Montreal. The park was designed with a large tower that loomed over top. Cables came down from the top of the tower to connect to the large oval center of the roof. This oval center was supposed to be lifted by the cables, opening the park up if the weather was pleasant.