Why is it called Minute Maid Park?

Without a naming rights agreement in place, the ballpark became officially known as “Astros Field”.

The Astros sold naming rights of the ballpark in 2002 to locally based Coca-Cola subsidiary Minute Maid for $100 million over 30 years. Its official name was then changed to “Minute Maid Park”.

Minute Maid Park is a retractable roof stadium in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. It opened in 2000 as the home ballpark of Major League Baseball’s Houston Astros.

It has a seating capacity of $41,168, which includes 5197 club seats and 63 luxury suites. 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.

Beverage band, Minute Maid acquired naming rights to the stadium in 2002 for $100 million over 30 years.