Houston Astros selling chance to 'attend' games as a cutout

Wednesday, July 15, 2020
HOUSTON, Texas -- The Houston Astros are offering a creative solution for fans to attend games despite the pandemic... sort of!

For a $100 donation, you can upload a smiling photo of yourself in your team gear and the Astros will turn it into a cutout and place it in the stands.
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Net proceeds from cutout purchases will go to the Astros Foundation to support ongoing efforts in the Houston community.

Quantities are limited and cutouts will be made on a first-come-first serve basis.

You can purchase a cutout at mlb.com/astros.

The earlier you upload your photo, the higher likelihood your cutout will be installed at the beginning of the regular season.
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"We cannot guarantee the condition of your cutout after exposure to weather, outdoor elements, and balls leaving the playing field," the team wrote in a release. "At this time, cutouts will not be provided to fans regardless of damage to the cutout or changes to the season schedule."

Images that contain the following will not be approved:
  • Selfies
  • People next to one another - crop others out so they know which one is you
  • Blurry images
  • Inappropriate gestures
  • Commercial advertisements including slogans, websites, and phone numbers
  • Social media handles and hashtags
  • Offensive or negative references to any MLB team or MLB Player
  • Names of any MLB players
  • Political statements or endorsements
  • Third party logos/branding
  • Obscene, lewd, explicit, discriminatory, derogatory, violent, offensive, infringing or otherwise inappropriate references


Read the full list of photo guidelines at mlbstatic.com.
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