As a household name in the Major League Baseball (MLB), the Astros were set up as the Houston Colt .45s and entered the National League as a development group in 1962 alongside the New York Mets.

The current name, mirroring Houston’s job as the host of the Johnson Space Center, was taken on three years after the fact when they moved into the Astrodome, the main domed games arena and the supposed “Eighth Wonder of the World.”

The Astros moved to another arena called Minute Maid Park in 2000. The Astros played in the NL West division from 1969 to 1993, then, at that point, the NL Central division from 1994 to 2012, preceding being moved to the AL West as a component of a minor realignment in 2013.

The Astros highlight eleven complete workforces who have been accepted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, two Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award champs, four Cy Young Award victors, and three Rookie of the Year Award champs.

Two players have won a yearly batting title, while eight pitchers have driven the association in acquired run normal (ERA).

The Houston Astros were named by Forbes as the 11th most valuable baseball franchise in the year 2020. Their value is estimated at $1.85 billion

How much is the Houston Astros franchise worth?

In 2021, the franchise had an estimated worth of 1.87 billion U.S. dollars.