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    Yankees, White Sox to play game on 'Field of Dreams' diamond in 2020

    Liz Roscher,Yahoo Sports•August 8, 2019

    “If you build it, they will come” is just a line from the movie “Field of Dreams,” but Major League Baseball is turning it into a reality next season.

    MLB announced on Thursday that the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox will play a game on the famous Field of Dreams baseball diamond next season. The game is set for August 13, 2020, on the Dyersville, Iowa baseball diamond where “Field of Dreams” was filmed.

    “Field of Dreams,” released 30 years ago in 1989, is one of the most popular baseball movies of all time. The Field of Dreams itself is a tourist attraction now, and even though the baseball diamond is still there, they won’t be using that exact field for the Yankees-White Sox game. According to Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated, MLB will soon begin construction on an 8,000 seat temporary ballpark next to the iconic Field of Dreams.

    And while playing at a temporary ballpark takes some of the magic away from the concept, it’s probably a good idea for several reasons. First, the original field has limited seating, and MLB wants an actual crowd there. And second, the dimensions of the Field of Dreams are pretty small: 281 feet to left field, 314 feet to centerfield, and 262 feet to right field. If the Yankees and White Sox played on that field, every single fly ball would be a home run into the corn and the game would last for ages and ages.

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    Sounds cool, wish I could be there. Bet you some strange things happen.

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    Looks awesome, but only 8,000 seats for a Yankees game...you know that thing will sell out in seconds and be expensive as hell!
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