Biography"The Asheville Tourists are a Minor League Baseball team of the High-A East and the High-A affiliate of the Houston Astros. They are located in Asheville, North Carolina. Asheville teams have played under the Tourists moniker in different leagues and classifications for over a century, with the earliest dating to 1897. The current team had played continuously in what is now known as the South Atlantic League since 1976. Starting in 2021, the team will play in the High-A East league as an affiliate of the Houston Astros."--Wikipedia