In 1989, Kevin Costner starred in a movie called “Field of Dreams” where a farmer named Ray in Dyersville, Iowa built a baseball field in the middle of his corn field.

James Earl Jones noted that the one constant in history has been baseball.

The voices told Ray, “if you build it, they will come”.

And come they have…
In a historic event, the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees will play a game for real on the field that Ray built back in 1989. The stands will be filled with 8,000 Iowa residents and watch the stats being displayed on a hand operated scoreboard.

This will also mark the first time that a professional baseball game will be played in the state of Iowa.

The game that was originally scheduled to the 2020 season was postponed when the baseball season was cut short due to the Covid 10 pandemic.

After arriving at the ball park, some of the players walked through the corn to view the field that was built for the film and upon returning, they got lost in the corn. Several of the players are hoping to launch a ball into that corn during the game.


White Sox skipper Tony LaRussa will miss the historic game tonight due to his brother-in-law’s funeral.

Wearing retro styled uniforms, the White Sox will be the home team for tonight’s game. Even the FOX Sports crew got into the spirit of the event with retro outfits.

Left-handed pitcher Andrew Heaney will start for the Yankees; while right-handed pitcher Lance Lynn will start the game for the White Sox. Iowa native will call the balls and strikes as the home plate umpire.

The starting lineup for the “Field of Dreams” game…
New York Yankees:
DJ LeMahieu
Brett Gardner
Aaron Judge
Joey Gallo
Giancarlo Stanton
Luke Voit
Rougned Odor
Kyle Hisashioka
Tyler Wade

Chicago White Sox:
Tim Anderson
Cesar Hernandez
Jose Abreu
Eloy Jimenez
Yoan Moncada
Andrew Aaughn
Luis Robert
Adam Engel
Seby Zavala

“Field of Dreams” star Kevin Costner comes through the cornfield and strolls across the field and turns to watch the players coming through the corn just like they did in the movie. After shaking hands with many of the players, Costner spoke to the gathered crowd on the movie becoming a reality…adding that the dream is still alive.

Answering the question from the movie, “Is this heaven?” Costner said, “yes, it is!”

White Sox player Jose Abreu was the first person to hit a ball into the field of corn in the bottom of the first inning with two outs. A historic event, the ball was recovered from the corn.

At the end of the first inning, the White Sox lead the “Field of Dreams” game 1 – 0.

After two full innings, the score remains 1 – 0 White Sox.

In the top of the third inning, Aaron Judge adds his name to the players hitting a ball into the corn with a three run shot that put the Yankees ahead 3 – 1.

The White Sox answer in the bottom of the third with a three run shot into the corn by Eloy Jimenez to make it 5 – 3 White Sox.

At the end of three innings, the White Sox lead 5 – 3.

Om the bottom of the fourth inning, Seby Zavala became the third White Sox to hit one into the corn with a two run homer to make it 7 – 3.

At the end of four innings, the White Sox extend their lead to 7 – 3 over the Yankees.

At the end of five, the White Sox continue to lead 7 – 3.

In the top of the sixt inning, Brett Gardner became the second Yankee to hit one into the corn to make it 7 – 4.

After six innings the score is 7 – 4 White Sox.

At the end of seven innings, the White Sox continue to lead the game, 7 – 4.

After eight innings, the White Sox lead the Yankees 7 – 4.

With two outs in the top of the ninth, Aaron Judge becomes the first player to hit two into the corn to make it a 7 – 6 game.

Giancarlo Stanton hit one into the corn to make it an 8 – 7 Yankees lead.

Tim Anderson hits a two run walk off homer for the White Sox win, 9 – 8!

The first of a three game series, the White Sox and Yankees will continue the series on Saturday night in Chicago.

It was a night filled with pomp and circumstance; and a night for the history books. But above all, it was a professional baseball game that matters…not just in the record books; but to the teams as well. For a few hours, Iowa became heaven in a dream come true.