Field of Dreams will become a reality in 2020, as Major League Baseball is heading to Iowa.
Major League Baseball is making W.P. Kinsella’s dream a reality.
On August 13th, 2020, The New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox will play a game in Dyersville, Iowa, the renowned Field of Dreams.
MLB will be building a temporary, 8,000-seat stadium where the 1989 movie was filmed. This will be the first ever major league game played in the state of Iowa.
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“As a sport that is proud of its history linking generations, Major League Baseball is excited to bring a regular-season game to the site of Field of Dreams,” commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement. “We look forward to celebrating the movie’s enduring message of how baseball brings people together at this special cornfield in Iowa.”
Next Tuesday will mark the start of construction of the ballpark, one year before the special game. The stadium will include a pathway through the cornfield for fans and have aspects of the White Sox’s former Comiskey Park. There will be windows along the right-field wall to show cornstalks beyond the wall.
The game will be played on a Thursday and shown on Fox. It will. Be a White Sox home game, and both teams will take off on Friday and resume the three-game series in Chicago on Saturday.
Both the White Sox and the Yankees are excited to participate in this poetic baseball experience.
“The Yankees organization is proud to participate in such a unique celebration of baseball,” Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner said in a statement. “Field of Dreams captures the pure essence of baseball, and it continues to bring generations of fans — and families — together to embrace its timeless roots.”
Kevin Costner, who starred in the film, will be heavily involved with the celebration.
MLB continues to make baseball a special sport by bringing dreams to a reality and grow the game amongst fans all over the world.