Dad builds a real 'Field of Dreams' for his 5-year-old son

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Dad builds a real 'Field of Dreams' for his 5-year-old son
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It took two years of planning and about $30,000. And there's still more work to be done. The dad plans on putting up a fence, some foul poles, as well as temporary lighting.

A father in Brookfield Township, Ohio, was approached by his son two years ago, asking if he could have a baseball field in the backyard. Like any parent would, Jason Kidd just kind of blew him off."Then a couple days later, I was thinking about it," Kidd told CNN affiliate WFMJ."I went out and did some measuring." Kidd told the station the next thing he knew, he was having trees removed and a hill flattened.

Kidd plans on putting up a fence, some foul poles, as well as temporary lighting. Parents brawl over a 13-year-old umpire's call at youth baseball game. Police say they're 'disgusted'Planning authorities told WFMJ that a neighbor called in anonymously with concerns about run off from the field, but the township doesn't have any ordinances in place that could prevent someone from building something like this on their property.

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