They'll play next season at an 8,000-seat temporary stadium at the 'Field of Dreams' farm site in Iowa, and the game will be nationally televised
The 1989 classic"Field of Dreams" is coming to life in in the cornfields. MLB announced on Thursday that a regular-season game will be played on August 13, 2020, at the site where the iconic baseball movie was filmed, between the Yankees and White Sox. They will play at an 8,000-seat temporary stadium at the Dyersville farm site, and the game will be nationally televised on FOX.A pathway through a cornfield will take fans to the ballpark, which will overlook the famous movie location.
— MLB August 8, 2019 "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," MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said in an MLB press release."We look forward to celebrating the movie's enduring message of how baseball brings people together at this special cornfield in Iowa.
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