SUGAR LAND SKEETERS

The Astros ballclub announced Saturday the new brand for its Triple A franchise in Sugar Land.

With the Sugar Land Skeeters set to become the Space Cowboys, what will become of the mascots for the Houston Astros' AAA squad?

The former Sugar Land Skeeters will become the Sugar Land Space Cowboys, KPRC 2 Sports Director Randy McIlvoy has confirmed.

Houston Astros star Alex Bregman isn’t holding back in his new documentary detailing his road to recovery.

Marwin Gonzalez's comeback to the Houston Astros' organization begins Thursday night as a member of the Astros' Triple-A affiliate Sugar Land Skeeters.

Looking for some Friday or Saturday night family fun at the ballpark? KPRC 2 Insiders have a chance to win tickets to games at Constellation Field this weekend.

Official Contest Rules – Sugar Land Skeeters Family Four-Pack of Tickets

The Sugar Land Skeeters are honoring local Olympic medalist Simone Manuel and former Skeeter Roger Clemens this Friday and Saturday, respectively, during their upcoming homestand.

The Needville Little League All-Star team will be honored before the Skeeters get going on their Monday doubleheader.

Alex Bregman is not in the lineup Monday night for the Sugar Land Skeeters, a day after he was taken out of a game with hamstring tightness.

Rehab stints are no fun for star major league players like Alex Bregman, but this one has been made a little easier by the presence of a friend.

The Houston Astros star Alex Bregman has donned a Sugar Land Skeeters jersey at Constellation Field this week while on a rehab assignment from his team, and he’s set to play again this weekend.

Former VYPE Coverboy CJ Hinojosa homered twice as the Sugar Land Skeeters prevailed for a 9-7 extra-inning win Sunday night against the Albuquerque Isotopes.

The Sugar Land Skeeters are in the middle of their first season as Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros.

Siri's team record 7 RBI leads Skeeters past Round Rock

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On Thursday's show: A bill in the Texas Legislature aims to prevent social media platforms from blocking political speech, efforts to help women return to the workforce after the pandemic, and the Sugar Land Skeeters prepare for their first season as the Astros Triple A team.

Since the team's inception in 2012, the Sugar Land Skeeters minor league baseball franchise has been part inspired creativity and part pray for luck on the part of the community on the southwest side of Houston. In many ways, it really was a "if you build it, they will come" labor of love for Sugar Land. LocalCommunityJournalismI Support Support the independent voice of Houston and help keep the future of Houston Press free. And it will give Astros fans a chance to get a glimpse of the future in their own city (or a suburb thereof, anyway). For eight years, the baseball-loving fans of Sugar Land supported their little independent league ball club.

HOUSTON – KPRC Channel 2 Sports has learned that the Houston Astros are on the verge of buying the Sugar Land Skeeters organization and making it their new Triple-A affiliate. Sources tell Sports Director Randy McIlvoy that it is not official yet but could be as early as Tuesday. The Atlantic League’s Somerset Patriots are also becoming the Yankees Double-A affiliate as well. It is expected, according to sources that the Astros new Triple-A team in Sugar Land will begin to play this Spring. Details are still being worked out and COVID -19 issues will be a factor.

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‘Hou-Ville' is coming to downtown Houston Santa is coming to town and bringing an Astros-themed gingerbread house with him. Astros to make Sugar Land Skeeters their Class AAA affiliate It just got a lot easier for Astros fans to see some of their team's top prospects. Houston's unsung heroes come to life in Discovery Green Looking to pay tribute to Houston's heroes? Discovery Green is the place for you.

EMBED >More News Videos ABC13's Charly Edsitty meets Kovu, the four-legged, tail-wagging, bat-fetching canine that is already making fans at Sugar Land Skeeters games. EMBED >More News Videos The Sugar Land Skeeters will use the automated ball-strike system, or the so-called "robot umpire," at Constellation Field. SUGAR LAND, Texas (KTRK) -- When the Sugar Land Skeeters play their season finale game, the contest will air live via drone.The Atlantic League ball club said its Sept. 22 game against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs will be a "Game of Drones," meaning every pitch, hit and relay will be captured by airborne drone cameras.The Skeeters claim they will be the first pro sports team to produce a broadcast that strictly uses drone footage.The game will air live on the team's YouTube channel "We'll be able to showcase beautiful Constellation Field and the surrounding Sugar Land community in ways that we've never done before," said the team's president Christopher Hill.The Skeeters tapped iSky Drone Services to make the "Game of Drones" possible.Fans can be part of technological history. Tickets are available through the Skeeters website , at the ballpark box office or by calling 281-240-HITS.

SUGAR LAND, Texas (KTRK) -- While you may hear "Everlasting Love" in the background, there was definitely no love between the Sugar Land Skeeters and Lancaster Barnstormers.It originally started with a Barnstormers bench player and Skeeters catcher going at it after exchanging words. This resulted in the benches being cleared and a massive brawl breaking out.The fight took place at the top of the 8th inning, leaving the Barnstormers to take home the W by a score of 8-1.ABC13 reporter Nick Natario was at the game Saturday night and witnessed the fight up close.RELATED:

SUGAR LAND, Texas (KTRK) -- While you may hear "Everlasting Love" in the background, there was definitely no love between the Sugar Land Skeeters and Lancaster Barnstormers.It originally started with a Barnstormers bench player and Skeeters catcher going at it after exchanging words. This resulted in the benches being cleared and a massive brawl breaking out.The fight took place at the top of the 8th inning, leaving the Barnstormers to take home the W by a score of 8-1.ABC13 reporter Nick Natario was at the game Saturday night and witnessed the fight up close.RELATED:

EMBED >More News Videos ABC13's Charly Edsitty meets Kovu, the four-legged, tail-wagging, bat-fetching canine that is already making fans at Sugar Land Skeeters games. EMBED >More News Videos Sugar Land Skeeters return for 8th season and with championship hardware | ABC13's Bob Slovak is at Constellation FieldSUGAR LAND, Texas (KTRK) -- Sugar Land Skeeters are debuting the so-called "robot umpire" system that caught attention earlier this month during a league All-Star game.The Skeeters and the other clubs of the Atlantic League are putting the Automated Ball-Strike System to use for the remainder of the season. Skeeters' home of Constellation Field will begin use of the system on July 30.According to the Atlantic League, the system assists home plate umpires with calling balls and strikes through radar technology. The system is billed to provide a "reliable, precise, 'rule-book' strike zone for pitchers and hitters. "Home plate umpires will use their judgment for limited ball-strike issues such as check swings, the league said.The Atlantic League is experimenting with the system as part of a three-year partnership with Major League Baseball.

The Sugar Land Skeeters are partnering with Major League Baseball to test out a new "robotic" umpire system. Copyright 2019 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.