Hvornår flyttede houston astros til american league?
2013
Houston Astros
Den 15. november 2011 blev det annonceret, at Crane var gået med til at flytte klubben til den amerikanske liga i 2013-sæsonen. Flytningen var en del af en generel omlægning af MLB's divisioner, hvor den nationale og den amerikanske liga hver har 15 hold i tre geografisk afbalancerede divisioner. Crane fik en indrømmelse på 70 millioner dollars af MLB for at gå med til skiftet; flytningen var en betingelse for salget til den nye ejergruppe. To dage senere blev Astros officielt solgt til Crane, efter at de øvrige ejere enstemmigt havde stemt for salget. Det blev også meddelt, at 2012 ville være den sidste sæson for Astros i NL. Efter over 50 år med Astros som en del af National League var dette skridt upopulært hos mange Astros-fans.
2013
Houston Astros
On November 15, 2011, it was announced that Crane had agreed to move the franchise to the American League for the 2013 season. The move was part of an overall divisional realignment of MLB, with the National and American leagues each having 15 teams in three geographically balanced divisions. Crane was given a $70 million concession by MLB for agreeing to the switch; the move was a condition for the sale to the new ownership group. Two days later, the Astros were officially sold to Crane after the other owners unanimously voted in favor of the sale. It was also announced that 2012 would be the last season for the Astros in the NL. After over fifty years of the Astros being a part of the National League, this move was unpopular with many Astros fans.
Houston Astros