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Houston Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after spending their first 51 seasons in the National League (NL).[2][3] The Astros have played their home games at Minute Maid Park since 2000.[4]
League City, Texas League City is located at 29°29′59″N 95°05′23″W﻿ / ﻿29.499797°N 95.089784°W﻿ / 29.499797; -95.089784 (29.499797, −95.089784).[11] This is 23 miles (37 km) southeast of Houston, and the same distance northwest of Galveston.