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A native of Uvalde, Texas, award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey was raised in a household that loved baseball, and more than that, the Houston Astros. As he grew into adulthood, the love of his childhood team followed him as he still rocks the merch and attends games, and he was able to achieve his dream of introducing the Astros to the World Series back in 2019.
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One of Houston, Texas's native sons, Travis Scott is infatuated with all things Houston sports, and this of course includes the Astros. The acclaimed rapper has thrown out numerous opening pitches, hangs with the players, rocks the merch, and even gets on the jumbotron to hype up the crowd during special playoff video breakdowns. Scott loves the Astros harder than nearly anyone and is without a doubt a superfan of the team.
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NBA superstar James Harden spent 9 years of his illustrious career playing for the Houston Rockets, and while this native of Los Angeles, California may have grown up with the Dodgers, he grew to love and cherish the Astros. During his time in Houston, Harden would be asked to throw out the first pitch frequently and even made a special appearance during the team's 2019 World Series run.
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Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles spent the vast majority of her life in Spring, Texas, rooting for the Houston Astros. She would frequently attend games in her youth and generally just loved the team. In 2016, after she won numerous gold medals for the United States, she was able to achieve a dream and throw out a, very flippy, first pitch for the Houston Astros.
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A native son of Houston, Texas, actor Dennis Quaid spent his entire life loving the Houston Astros. Whether it was watching the team as a child and imagining himself on the field, or in his adulthood watching and rooting the team on as they won the World Series in 2019, Quaid has followed the team through thick and thin, and still roots for them to this very day.
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- 2The Rookie330 Votes
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American model Kate Upton has become the unofficial official spokesperson and semi-mascot for the Houston Astros, especially after her marriage to Astor's pitcher Justin Verlander. Traveling with the team, always watching games, and on the field when the team won the World Series, its hard-pressed to find a bigger fan of the team.
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The 43rd President of the United States George W. Bush followed in his fathers' footsteps in more ways than just the presidency. He grew up loving the Houston Astros, much like his father did, and the two of them would attend games and cheer like lunatics for their team. Bush continues his fathers tradition of attending as many games as possible, and gave a special tribute for his father after his passing in 2018.
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Born and raised in Houston, Texas, award-winning director Richard Linklater grew up in a family that adored the Astros. During his childhood, he would always be attending games, and when his hit film Boyhood was released in 2014, the Astros invited him to throw out the ceremonial first pitch for the team.
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The country music superstar Kenny Rogers also happens to be from Houston, Texas, which makes him a big Astros fan. So much so, he personally attended Lance Berkman's birthday party in 2006. On hand were fellow Astros (L/R) Adam Everett, Morgan Ensberg, Lance Berkman, Chad Qualls, and Jeff Bagwell.
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- 2Six Pack62 Votes
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Legendary defensive end for the Houston Texans and Houston superstar J.J. Watt has engrained himself in the culture of Texas. spending the first 9 years of his illustrious career in Houston, Watt grew to love the Astros as he would hang out with the team, rock the merch, and even threw out numerous opening pitches for the team.
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Hailing from Houston, Texas, rapper Bun B has grown up loving the Houston Astros. A fan since he was just a child, Bun B was able to make a personal dream of his come true when he was able to collaborate with the team for special Bun B x Astros hats.
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Born and raised in Houston, Texas, rapper and DJ Paul Wall is one of the biggest and most rambunctious Houston Astros fans there is. Whether he is talking smack on social media, attending games, creating videos for the team, or even collaborating with the team for special announcements, Wall is as die-hard an Astros fan as there ever will be.
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NBA rookie sensation Jalen Green was welcomed to the Houston community with open arms when he was drafted by the Rockets in 2021. The city loved their new face of the franchise, and before he even played a game, the Astros invited Green to throw out the ceremonial opening pitch for the team.
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The Modern Family star is a Texas native and an avid supporter of all Houston's teams, where he resides. Rico Rodriguez is a big sports fan, who loves going to games and posts candidly about his teams on social media.
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American model and actor Shantel VanSanten grew up loving baseball. When she was asked by the Houston Astros to throw out the ceremonial first pitch in 2021, she was beyond excited and threw a heater that impressed the crowd.
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Country star Carly Pearce has been one of the breakout stars of the genre over the last 5 years, and when the Astros invited her to sing the national anthem during the 2021 World Series, she jumped at the opportunity.
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The country music star hails from Beaumont, Texas. Walker has sung the national anthem on multiple occasions at Minute Maid Park and is a big fan of the team.
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American gymnast Jordan Chiles was asked to throw out the first pitch for the Houston Astros during her country wide tour celebrating her silver place achievement for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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The first stop on the Welcome to the League tour for the Houston Rockets trio of first round picks from the 2022 NBA Draft was at Minute Maid Park to show support for their fellow Houston sports stars the Astros. All three hoopers threw out a first pitch. It was a clear honor for each of the rookies, who call Houston home.
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The first stop on the Welcome to the League tour for the Houston Rockets trio of first round picks from the 2022 NBA Draft was at Minute Maid Park to show support for their fellow Houston sports stars the Astros. All three hoopers threw out a first pitch. It was a clear honor for each of the rookies, who call Houston home.
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The first stop on the Welcome to the League tour for the Houston Rockets trio of first round picks from the 2022 NBA Draft was at Minute Maid Park to show support for their fellow Houston sports stars the Astros. All three hoopers threw out a first pitch. It was a clear honor for each of the rookies, who call Houston home.
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Retired softball legend Cat Osterman is one of Houston, Texas native daughters who grew up absolutely loving the Astros. This multiple-time champion and Olympic gold medalist was asked to throw out a very special first pitch for the Astors when she returned home from the Tokyo Olympics gaining a silver medal.
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The 41st President of the United States and resident of Houston, Texas, George H. W. Bush grew up loving the Houston Astros. Throughout his childhood, adulthood, presidency, and elder statesmanship, Bush always makes a point to stop and attend as many games as possible. All the way up to his tragic passing in 2018, Bush made a point to watch the team he loved as many times as he could before it was his time to move on to greener pastures.
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Tracy McGrady was a Houston Rockets legend. He carried the franchise for many years. While living in Houston, McGrady grew an affinity for the crosstown Astros. At one point, the NBA All Star even tried minor league baseball as a pitcher. So it makes sense that when the 'Stros invited McGrady to throw out the first pitch, he threw a strike.
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Actor and comedian Wilmer Valderrama grew up around the heart of baseball in Miami, Florida, and he learned to love and appreciate the sport more than most. While he may not have one dedicated team, he always stops by as many games as possible when he is on the road. He can be seen here with Houston Astros mascot Orbit as they prepare to watch a game.
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The broadcast journalist is a Houston native and has loved the team since its inception. Rather followed the team from the beginning and often posted long form tributes to the team on his Facebook page over the years, chronicling their successes. Rather still catches games when he can in retirement.
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The country music singer is a native of Beaumont, Texas. Chesnutt has posted his support for the Houston Astros on social media in the past and is a bonafide fan.
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Professional wrestling legend Ric Flair grew up a massive fan of baseball. He loved America's pastime, and during his travels with the WWE, he was able to attend numerous games. During the latter end of his career, he was asked and happily obliged to throw out the first pitch of a Houston Astros game.
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Growing up in San Antonio, the ESPN anchor didn't have a local baseball team. But she once tweeted, “I was an Astros fan. Went down to Houston for many games.” However, Beadle followed the tweet up with “I’m not an Astros fan anymore.” Yet, knowing Beadle's love for sports, it's clear to see the Astros played a small part along the way.
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Hailing from Houston, Texas, NBA star Danuel House spent his entire childhood in Space City, and he grew up loving the Astros. Between 2018-2021 House was able to live out his dream of playing for his hometown Rockets, and during that time, he was warmly embraced by the city, so far as even being asked to throw out the first pitch of an Astros game.
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Former NBA All Star Dwight Howard played in Houston for three years. During his time there, the big man was no stranger to Minute Maid park, where he'd show up donning goofy hats and root on the Astros.
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NBA superstar Russell Westbrook may have been born and raised in Southern California, but during his brief stop playing for the Houston Rockets, he made sure to attend a game with his then teammate James Harden. Westbrook can be seen rocking an Astros jersey as he sits behind home plate.
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Former Houston Rocket Christian Wood stopped by Minute Maid Park to throw out a first pitch during the summer of 2022. Wood was not long for Houston, as he was traded shortly after getting this honor.
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