Successful kickoff to the Astros 2024 season with Fan Fest presented by H-E-B
HOUSTON, TX - The Astros hosted a successful 2024 Fan Fest presented by H-E-B on Saturday, Jan. 20 at Minute Maid Park.
The official kickoff of the 2024 season saw 33,174 fans participate. Activities included autograph sessions, photo opportunities, games, Fan Forums, Q&As, play catch on the field, take swings in the batting cages, and more.
Astros Manager Joe Espada participated in Fan Fest, along with nine members of his coaching staff: Omar López (bench coach), Alex Cintrón (hitting coach), Troy Snitker (hitting coach), Bill Murphy (pitching coach), Gary Pettis (third base coach), Dave Clark (first base coach), Michael Collins (coach), Jason Bell (quality assurance coach) and Tommy Kawamura (game planning coach).
The Astros also had 17 players at Fan Fest, including offseason signee C Victor Caratini. He was joined by OF Yordan Alvarez, 3B Alex Bregman, RHP Lance McCullers Jr., SS Jeremy Peña, RHP Ryan Pressly and OF Kyle Tucker. The player group also included RHP Hunter Brown, C Yainer Diaz, RHP Shawn Dubin, RHP J.P. France, LHP Matt Gage, IF David Hensley, OF Corey Julks, IF Grae Kessinger, LHP Parker Mushinski and LHP Bennett Sousa.
Fan Fest is also the culmination of a successful Astros Caravan from January 17-19, which gave fans the opportunity to connect with players, alumni, broadcasters and front office personnel at various locations as the club approaches the start of Spring Training. This year’s caravan made visits to Corpus Christi, Tomball and the Woodlands on Jan. 17, Austin, Pearland and Central Houston on Jan. 18 and San Antonio, Katy and Sugar Land on Jan. 19.
TICKET INFORMATION
Fans can purchase their season tickets now, the best way to guarantee access to all marquee matchups this season, along with many season ticket holder benefits. For more information and to purchase your season tickets today, visit astros.com/seasontickets, or call 713-259-8402.
GROUP TICKETS
Fans planning to bring groups of 20 or more to Minute Maid Park can purchase tickets for any date on the schedule right now! Visit Astros.com/groups to purchase or call group ticket sales at 713-259-8030.
RESERVE A SUITE NOW
Whether you want to entertain clients, guests or reward employees, suites on the Bank of America Suite Level have an array of options in a private setting that can be tailored to fit your needs. The nightly suites accommodate 25 guests for the game date of your choice. Lock in your suite today by visiting astros.com/suites or calling 713-259-8350.
SPACE CITY HOME NETWORK
The Astros and Rockets announced in September 2023 that they acquired AT&T SportsNet Southwest and effective October 3, 2023, the network will become Space City Home Network (SCHN). All Astros games will air on Space City Home Network (SCHN) on the same channels and with the same talent that fans are accustomed to, including play-by-play announcer Todd Kalas, color commentator Geoff Blum and sideline reporter Julia Morales.