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Minute Maid Park (formerly Enron Field and Astros Field) is a stadium in Houston, Texas that opened in 2000 to house the Houston Astros. The ballpark was Houston's first retractable-roofed stadium, protecting fans and athletes from Houston's notoriously humid weather like its predecessor, the Astrodome, but allowing fans to also enjoy outdoor baseball, something they couldn't enjoy in the Astrodome. It also features a grass field, compared to the Astrodome's AstroTurf, which was generally disliked by professional baseball players. Its largest entrance is inside what was once Houston's Union Station, and the left-field side of the stadium features a train as homage to the site's history.