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HOUSTON -- The Houston Astros' home will get a new name Jan. 1, becoming Daikin Park under an agreement through the 2039 season, the team announced Monday. The stadium opened as Enron Field in 2000 as part of a 30-year, $100 million agreement but the name was removed in March 2002 following Enron Corp.'s bankruptcy filing and the ballpark briefly became Astros Field. It was renamed Minute Maid Park in June 2002 as part of a deal with Minute Maid, a Houston-based subsidiary of Coca-Cola Co. Then-Astros owner Drayton McLane said at the time that the agreement was for 28 years and for more than $100 million. The new deal is with Daikin Comfort Technologies North America, a subsidiary of Daikin Industries Ltd., which is based in Japan and is a leading air conditioning company. Minute Maid will remain an Astros partner through 2029, the team said.
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