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MLB at Field of Dreams
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 8 8 0
Chicago White Sox 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 9 8 1
DateAugust 12, 2021
VenueField of Dreams
CityDyersville, Iowa
Managers
UmpiresHP: Pat Hoberg
1B: Laz Diaz
2B: Mike Estabrook
3B: Jeff Nelson
Attendance7,832
TelevisionFox
TV announcersFox:
Joe Buck (play-by-play)
John Smoltz (analyst)
Ken Rosenthal (reporter)
Tom Verducci (reporter)

MLB at Field of Dreams, (known as MLB at Field of Dreams presented by GEICO for sponsorship reasons) was a regular season Major League Baseball (MLB) game played on August 12, 2021. The game was played at Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa between the Chicago White Sox (designated as the home team) and the New York Yankees. This was the first MLB game played in the state of Iowa.[2] The game was televised on Fox,[3] and was won by the White Sox, 9–8.

Background

Map showing location of Dyersville in Iowa
Map showing location of Dyersville in Iowa
Dyersville
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Location of the ballpark in Iowa

The game was originally planned to be played on August 13, 2020, with the Chicago White Sox facing the New York Yankees.[2] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, MLB implemented a shortened 2020 season that limited games played to each team's division and the opposite league's geographically equal division to reduce travel. Hence, on July 1, MLB announced that the St. Louis Cardinals would replace the Yankees for the game.[4] After several St. Louis players and coaches tested positive for COVID-19 in late July, MLB postponed several Cardinals games, eventually leading the league to announce on August 3 that the MLB at Field of Dreams game would be postponed to the 2021 season.[5] In November 2020, MLB announced the 2021 game date and that the contest would feature the originally planned participants, the White Sox and Yankees.[6]

Ballpark

Aerial view of the MLB ballpark (at left) and the original movie set field (at right)

The game was hosted in Dyersville, Iowa, at the filming location of the titular 1989 baseball movie. The field constructed for the movie, which has been operated as a tourist destination since 1989, could not be brought to MLB game standards without permanently altering major features of the property and destroying its movie authenticity, so it was decided to build a separate playing facility at a distance of approximately 500 ft (150 m) in the cornfields.

The design of the ballpark pays homage to the White Sox' home from 1910 to 1990, Comiskey Park, including the shape of the outfield and the bullpens beyond the center field fence. Windows were included in the design of the right field wall to show the cornfields beyond the ballpark and to provide views of the movie set.[3][2]

Following postponement of the originally scheduled game, the field remained fallow during the 2020 season.[7] During the 2021 season, many of the temporary structures that were intended for MLB at Field of Dreams were moved to Sahlen Field in Buffalo, New York, to allow that Triple-A ballpark to accommodate the Toronto Blue Jays.[8][9] In late June 2021, a news report by KTIV of Sioux City, Iowa, showed that the baseball field and lights were in place for MLB at Field of Dreams, but seating had not yet been erected.[10] On August 9, 2021, it was revealed that Iowa native Pat Hoberg would be the home plate umpire for the game.[11]

Game

Pregame

Prior to the game, a pregame ceremony was conducted, during which Kevin Costner led players from both teams onto the field from the corn, in tribute to an iconic scene which occurs in the film.[12]

Uniforms

The White Sox and Yankees both wore throwback uniforms resembling those worn during the 1919 Major League Baseball season.[13][14]

Recap

The early game was defined by strikeouts, with four from Lance Lynn and three from Andrew Heaney through the first two innnings. The first scoring was a home run over the left field fence by José Abreu in the bottom of the first inning, the first ever major league home run hit in the state of Iowa.[15] From the third inning on, the game was described as a slugfest,[16][17] with eight total home runs hit into the cornfield. Heading into the ninth inning, the White Sox led 7–4. The Yankees then rallied ahead with a pair of two-out, two-run home runs by Aaron Judge, his second of the night, and Giancarlo Stanton, to put them ahead of the White Sox by one run. The game ended with a walk-off two-run homer hit by Tim Anderson off of Zack Britton, giving the White Sox the 9–8 win. The homer was the 15th walk-off home run against the Yankees in White Sox history; the first was hit by Shoeless Joe Jackson on July 20, 1919, a fictional version of whom features heavily in the Field of Dreams film.

Line score

August 12, 2021 6:15 p.m. CDT (7:15 p.m. EDT) at Field of Dreams
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 8 8 0
Chicago White Sox 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 9 8 1
WP: Liam Hendriks (7–2)   LP: Zack Britton (0–1)
Home runs:
NYY: Aaron Judge 2 (25), Brett Gardner (5), Giancarlo Stanton (18)
CWS: José Abreu (23), Eloy Jiménez (6), Seby Zavala (4), Tim Anderson (13)
Attendance: 7,832
Boxscore

Box score

Future game

Shortly before the game, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred confirmed that there will be another game at the Field of Dreams in 2022, likely during August, but did not reveal which teams would be playing.[18]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ White Sox bench coach Miguel Cairo managed the team as Tony La Russa was unavailable due to a family funeral.[1]

References

  1. ^ Merkin, Scott (August 11, 2021). "La Russa to miss Field of Dreams Game". MLB.com. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Castrovince, Anthony (August 8, 2019). "Yanks, White Sox to play at 'Field of Dreams'". MLB.com. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Castrovince, Anthony (August 8, 2019). "Field of Dreams FAQ: Tickets and other details". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  4. ^ Van Schouwen, Daryl (July 1, 2020). "Cardinals will be White Sox' opponent in Field of Dreams game". Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "MLB postpones Cards-White Sox Field of Dreams game to 2021". FoxSports.com. August 3, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  6. ^ Harrigan, Thomas (November 23, 2020). "Field of Dreams game set for Aug. 12, 2021". MLB.com. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  7. ^ Reichard, Kevin (August 10, 2020). "With game postponed, Field of Dreams lies fallow". Ballpark Digest. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  8. ^ Harrington, Mike (July 24, 2020). "What has to be done to get Sahlen Field ready for MLB, Blue Jays". The Buffalo News.
  9. ^ Zwelling, Arden (August 10, 2020). "How Blue Jays transformed Sahlen Field into their temporary home". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  10. ^ "Field of Dreams MLB game to feature Beyond The Game in Dyersville". KTIV. June 28, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  11. ^ Birch, Tommy (August 9, 2021). "Field of Dreams umpire, an Iowa native, might play catch with his dad when he gets there". desmoinesregister.com. Des Moines Register. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  12. ^ Baer, Jack. "The intro to MLB's Field of Dreams Game was a masterclass in nostalgia". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  13. ^ Adler, David (August 11, 2021). "Field of Dreams unis go back in time". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved August 16, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "Field of Dreams Game: Grading the White Sox and Yankees throwback uniforms". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  15. ^ Southard, Dargan. "Field of Dreams recap: White Sox win on Tim Anderson's thrilling walk-off home run". Des Moines Register.
  16. ^ Evans, Kyle (August 13, 2021). "Yankees rally late, then blow slugfest to White Sox in Field of Dreams game". Fingerlakes1.com.
  17. ^ Miller, Randy (August 13, 2021). "Yankees rally late, then blow slugfest to White Sox in Field of Dreams Game | Rapid reaction". nj.com. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  18. ^ Birch, Tommy. "MLB commissioner Rob Manfred says MLB will play another 'Field of Dreams' game in 2022". Des Moines Register. Retrieved August 13, 2021.

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