![]() ![]() ![]() By comparison, Fenway Park, the oldest stadium in baseball, is 310 feet to left - albeit, with the Green Monster - and 302 feet to right with a 390-foot distance between true center and home plate. The Field of Dreams website lists the infield as having MLB regulation size basepaths and mound-to-plate distances, but the outfield is 300 feet to left, 350 feet to center and 315 feet to right. According to MLB.com, it would not fit typical MLB dimensions and there would be too many baseballs getting lost in the cornfields. There is a path running through the cornfield that connects the "Field of Dreams" field with MLB's stadium for the game.įor those wondering why the game will not be played on the actual field from the movie, the reason is simple: it doesn't fit MLB guidelines. The park is designed similar to Comiskey Park and will have windows in the outfield that show the corn field in right field. The design of the park will connect both the 1919 White Sox and the film. The temporary stadium can hold 8,000 spectators. The White Sox and Yankees will face off against one another in Dyersville, Iowa, in a ballpark built next to the original Field of Dreams diamond. ![]() Sporting News has you covered with all the information you need to know about the park where the teams will play on Thursday. And the players will still play with their backs to a cornfield as the outfield has chain link fence and windows that see through to several acres of corn. Instead, MLB has built a new stadium not too far off from the original ballpark from the 1989 film “Field of Dreams.”įans that head out to Dyersville, Iowa, can still walk over to the original field that brought Shoeless Joe Jackson out of the cornfields. They're all former college or semipro players who live in northeast Iowa.The White Sox and Yankees will take part in the 2021 Field of Dreams Game, but it will not be held at the iconic field. When you think of Dyersville, it’s ‘Field of Dreams,’ and all the publicity we’ve been getting lately has just been tremendous for the town and the area,” said Jude Milbert, one of the Ghost Players who developed a Globetrotters-style troupe after their involvement in the film by putting on youth clinics, doing comedy routines and traveling around the world as ambassadors of the game. The “Field of Dreams Ghost Players,” many of whom were extras in the film, gathered on the movie field in the afternoon in their 1919-style uniforms in honor of Jackson's “Black Sox” team that plays a key part in the plot. The film, naturally, remains a strong source of local pride, and Iowa residents were given purchasing priority when the limited amount of public tickets went on sale. “I think one of these nights we’re going to sit down and I’ll have a DVD for ’em, ready to go,” Judge said with a wide smile. He noted that some of his younger teammates had not yet seen the film. Judge was born three years after “Field of Dreams” was released, but his father introduced him to the movie when he was a kid and he quickly became a big fan. “Anyone who follows me on Instagram is going to be very sick of corn,” said Hendriks, whose phone storage had filled up after all the photos and videos he recorded. The players were politely warned not to scrape their faces on the stalks and not to try to enter the maze - one of the fan attractions added to the site for the event - to avoid getting lost. White Sox closer Liam Hendriks was all smiles as he recounted his exploration of the white farmhouse where the Kinsella family lives in the movie that's been well-kept as a tourist attraction.īoth teams had their fill of movie reenactment moments during pregame photo ops on the original field, before retreating into the corn and returning to the regulation stadium to prepare for the game. Major leaguers can be particular about the details when they're on a road trip, desiring to maximize comfort and minimize intrusion for optimal performance on the field, but nobody minded any of the logistical hurdles of playing this game a four-hour drive from Chicago and about a half-hour ride from the airport in Dubuque where both teams flew in. ![]()
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