Tips for Astros game- autographs for son, etc

Bring lots of cash, and buy the autographed baseballs in the team store.

Then give them to your boy and say that "you know a guy with the team."

Other than that, it's going to be tough unless your kid is willing to get loud and make himself bigger than the hoard of A-hole ebay memorabilia guys pushing their crap for signatures. Get him down by the dugout on the first row with all the other kids and guys... he's gotta want it or he will get lost in the masses.

Maybe a "I survived cancer to attend this game." or, "It's my birtday!" sign. (ETA: I would never do this, but it would probably work.)

You will have better luck getting A's autographs

Astros BP will be over by the time you're allowed in

So, if you go to the LF side where the net ends earlier the better, you can catch them

Usually some Astros will come just past 1st base on the RF line past the dugout and sign a few, but I haven't been since the nets were put up past the dugouts

Might only get 1 or 2 signatures.
But here are your best bets.

Get there super early.

Wear your lsu gear and you might get breg's attention.

Head over to the bullpen area when the guys are warming up and you might get a reliever or off day starter to sign.

Bring some nice Mardi Gras beads... I've seen people successfully trade before.

Don't be afraid to go to visitor side. Rare to see young kids and not ebay moochers trying to get their signatures. You may get a stud player or two to give you some time.

Are players even allowed to interact with fans, sign autographs before game, etc. with COVID protocols in effect?

When gates open go down to front row on 1st base about 1 section over from end of dugout. Fans will be there to get autographs. Astros usually send 2 and sometimes 3 players over to give autographs.

Season ticket holders know the routine and don't get to their seats until autographs are over. Security allows people to go down to this area without tickets in this section. Once the players leave the area security gets everyone to go up unless they have a ticket for that section.

Really is hit or miss if you get selected because there will probably be 100 to 150 people trying to get autographs. Benefit to getting down there as soon as the gates open is you can get your son down into position A... positioned on the wall the players walk up to. He would have a pretty good shot at getting an autograph or two.

This is the only place you will get an autograph before the game from an Astro. Similar on visitor side but they don't really do that many autographs unless the player is from Houston.

Good luck!!