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The Astros’ home run train has a new look for 2025 with Minute Maid no longer the naming rights holder of the stadium.
The mystery is over.
Houston Astros fans will now see a pile of oversized baseballs in the home run train that runs along the upper left field wall of newly renamed Daikin Park. Gone are the pile of oranges from longtime ballpark naming rights holder Minute Maid.
The changes were officially unveiled during Thursday’s home opener, a 3-1 win against the New York Mets.
Among the updates: a fresh coat of paint in a dark blue and orange color scheme of the Astros and 25 large baseballs. The team said each one features a logo representing key moments from the past 25 years the team has been at the downtown ballpark. As for the color changes, the steam locomotive replica had previously been black and red.
The train also has a sponsor, Phillips 66, and now features a large ad for the company on the train car. The home run train’s role in games remains the same as a part of player introductions each game and, of course, during Astros home runs. Another thing still the same – conductor Bobby Dynamite cheering on the team from the train’s engine.
It’s the second in-park feature now sponsored by Phillips 66, joining the home run pump which tallies Astros home runs.
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“They are the perfect partner to help us relaunch such an iconic part of our stadium as a tribute to our 25 years in this ballpark,” said Anita Sehgal, Astros Executive Vice President, Marketing and Communications. “The Phillips 66 Home Run Train will continue to be a fan favorite alongside our Home Run Pump.”
If you want a piece of history, the team is more than willing to sell you the Styrofoam art oranges previously hauled by the train. The team shop inside Daikin Park was selling partial orange chunks for $300 and full ones for $500.
Thursday’s game was the first of a new 15-year ballpark naming rights deal the Astros signed with air conditioning company Daikin Comfort Technologies.