A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ASTROS

Sat, 20 Jul '24
Team whose Triple-A affiliate is called the Sugar Land Space Cowboys
Wed, 21 Feb '24
First M.L.B. team to use artificial turf in its stadium
Sat, 28 Oct '23
M.L.B. team with a mascot named Orbit
Fri, 23 Dec '22
M.L.B. team originally called the Colt .45s
Mon, 1 Mar '21
Houston team
Wed, 6 Jan '21
Houston team