Houston will play with the Surprise Saguaros in Surprise, Ariz., the spring training home of both the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers. The Astros prospects will play alongside prospects from the Rangers, Royals, Cleveland Guardians and Baltimore Orioles.
The other five teams in the AFL play in Glendale, Mesa, Peoria, Salt River and Scottsdale.
AFL action starts on Oct. 7 and since it was founded in 1992 more than 3,000 players have participated and moved on to the Majors at some point.
During the season, there are several special events, including a tripleheader at Goodyear Ballpark on Oct. 19, a game at Grand Canyon University on Oct. 25 and a doubleheader at American Family Fields of Phoenix on Oct. 26.
The Fall Stars game is set for Nov. 9 at Sloan Park, with the annual home run derby set for Nov. 8.
When the season concludes on Nov. 14, there will be a play-in semifinal game between the second- and third-place finishers in the standings on Nov. 15 at Scottsdale Stadium. The championship game is held the next day at Salt River Fields.
