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Earlier this month, MLB appointed longtime executive Peter Woodfork as the senior vice president of minor league operations and development. The league is expected to release a list of minor league teams and their affiliations this month — downsizing by more than 40 clubs. Sugar Land is a nice ballpark, and if the Astros end up there, it will be great for their fans. The Astros will have an ownership stake in the Skeeters, a person familiar with the situation said.

While not having games or fans in , Whataburger Field was home to the taxi-squad players and those working their way back to MLB. The Sugar Land Skeeters have been a turn around for many players including former Astros pitcher Scott Kazmir, but also a place for former star athletes like Roger Clemens and Tracy McGrady to have their chance to play professional sports again.

Houston will most likely keep their prime prospects in Sugar Land or Corpus Christi, as they are the two closest teams to the Astros. This will benefit the team in the long run with rehab assignments being closer and easier for players to travel back and forth. Their opening series starts on April 8 at Reno and will have a game season. As of Mar. The ValleyCats are now an independent organization. The AA and A leagues are set to begin May 4 with game seasons. Want your voice heard?

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Constellation Field, home of the Sugar Land Skeeters, opened in Its scoreboard is in the shape of Texas. By Benjamin Hill BensBiz. March 16, Facebook Share. The team name and logo. The Ice House, located beyond the right-center field wall, is a gathering place for Skeeters fans.

The Houston area features a preponderance of Parrot Heads, who inspired one of the Skeeters' signature theme nights. Deacon Jones, a tireless ambassador for Sugar Land Skeeters baseball.