Houston Astros

Houston Astros is an American MLB team based in Houston, Texas, United States.
==History==
In 1962, the Houston Astros were founded in Houston, with the name Colt .45s.
In 1965, the Colt .45s changed their name to the Houston Astros and built a new stadium named the Astrodome.
In 1980, the Astros made it to the Playoffs for the first time, and lost to the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS.
In 2000, the Astros built a new stadium, Enron Field, and played there for the rest of the season.
In 2002, Enron Park was officially renamed to Minute Maid Park.
In 2005, the Astros won their first pennant and made it to the World Series, only to get swept by the Chicago White Sox.
In 2011, Jose Altuve made his major league debut. Jose Altuve would turn out to be the Astros best hitter for the next few years.
In 2015, Craig Biggio was inducted to the Hall of Fame, becoming the first player to represent the Astros in the Hall of Fame.
In 2017, Jeff Bagwell was inducted to the Hall of Fame, and the Astros won their first World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
In 2019, during the off-season, rumors spread that the Astros were using cameras to steal signs from opposing pitchers back in 2017, and relaying them to the batter at the plate by banging trash cans. When this was proven correct, the Astros were nearly stripped of their 2017 World Series, had to pay a fine of $5,000,000 and lost the first and second round draft picks for the next two years. In addition, the media and many opposing players and teams started hating the Astros and many Astro players were thrown at during ABs.
In 2022, the Astros won their second World Series title against the Philadelphia Phillies.
==Channel==
The Houston Astros created their channel on August 12, 2015, and uploaded their first video on October 2nd of the same year, titled "Nolan Ryan gives foul ball to young fan". On November 1st, 2022 they uploaded their first YouTube Short titled "OTD in 2017, we won the World Series." On January 6, 2019, they uploaded their first livestream titled "The R.B.I. Baseball 19 cover star is Alex Bregman!"
==Retired numbers==
As of February 6, 2024, the Houston Astros have retired ten numbers for ten individuals.
*5, Jeff Bagwell
*7, Craig Biggio
*24, Jimmy Wynn
*25, Jose Cruz
*32, Jim Umbricht
*33, Mike Scott
*34, Nolan Ryan
*40, Don Wilson
*49, Larry Dierker
*42, Jackie RobinsonRobinson's number was retired all throughout MLB, but grandfathered to those who had the number at the time of retirement.
==Trivia==
*The Astros have won 2 World Series titles.
*The Astrodome was designed to keep heat out of the stadium because heat and mosquitoes were causing problems at the old stadium.
*The Astrodome was the first stadium to feature a roof on top of it.
*In addition, the Astrodome was also the first stadium to use Artificial Turf. For this reason, it is commonly known as "AstroTurf".
*The Astros have won 2 MVP Awards.
*The Astros have won 3 Rookie of the Year Awards.
*The Astros have won 5 Cy Young Awards.
*The Astros have a mascot named Orbit.
*The Term "Astro" came from a shortened version of Astronaut. 
*The Astros' City Connect Uniforms say "Space City" on the front.https://www.mlb.com/astros/fans/city-connect
*The Astros first mascot was named Chester Charge.https://bradkyle.substack.com/p/all-star-special-dillows-bunnies#:~:text=Following%20closely%20on%20the%20heels,and%20was%20retired%20in%201979.
*The Astros biggest rivals are the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Texas Rangers.
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