In the end, 2022 saw the ballpark world in a holding pattern, with 2023 potentially the time for long-running facility debates to be resolved, as you’ll see in our list of the Top 10 stories posted on Ballpark Digest as measured by page views. (more…)
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First approvals for permanent Field of Dreams ballpark
We have our first governmental approvals for a new $55 million Field of Dreams ballpark at the iconic Dyersville (IA) filming location, as the site begins a transition to a youth sports development. (more…)
Enjoy this year’s Field of Dreams game; it won’t return in 2023–or maybe ever
With investors planning on overhauling the iconic Dyersville, IA movie site, tonight’s Field of Dreams game may be the last one, as construction will prevent a match in 2023–and MLB is not committing to future games. (more…)
2022 Field of Dreams festivities start today
Baseball’s 2022 Field of Dreams celebration starts tonight, with the Cedar Rapids Kernels taking on the Quad Cities River Bandits (both High-A; Midwest League) at the iconic Dyersville, Iowa film site. (more…)
Evansville’s Bosse Field in line to host MLB exhibition game
We reported on this possibility last year, and it’s gotten to the point where MLB officials were in Evansville to scout out Bosse Field, home of the Evansville Otters (Frontier League) and A League of Their Own filming location, to host an MLB exhibition game. (more…)
2022 MiLB Field of Dreams game tix on sale tomorrow
Tickets for the 2022 MiLB Field of Dreams game between the Midwest League’s Cedar Rapids Kernels and Quad Cities River Bandits go on sale tomorrow–but there’s a huge catch. (more…)
Permanent ballpark pitched for Field of Dreams site
Travel Dubuque and a new nonprofit are pitching a permanent 3,000-seat, $50-million ballpark as part of Dyersville’s Field of Dreams site, in addition to the $80-million expansion already planned for the iconic Iowa film location. (more…)
Iowa’s Field of Dreams site set for $80M sports-tourism development
We have a major sports tourism project in the works, as the iconic Field of Dreams site in Dyersville, IA is set for an $80-million multi-phase development adding more fields and amenities to the movie location. (more…)
Will MLB hold another signature game in 2022?
With the Field of Dreams game a huge success in 2021 and a follow-up Iowa game set up for 2022, there has been talk about another similar game this coming season. Where could it be? (more…)
Frank Thomas group buys Field of Dreams site
A group led by White Sox Hall of Famer Frank Thomas has purchased a controlling interest in the iconic Field of Dreams Movie Site and All-Star Ballpark Heaven in Dyersville, IA. (more…)
It’s Cubs vs. Reds in 2022 Field of Dreams game
We’ll see the Chicago Cubs take on the Cincinnati Reds in 2022’s Field of Dreams game, as the popular event returns to the Dyersville, IA farm and film set in a return engagement. (more…)
In the end, all the world’s an Iowa movie set
The Field of Dreams site in rural Iowa owes its fame as the set for a movie steeped in nostalgia. New memories were made at Thursday night’s White Sox/Yankees game. (more…)
Field of Dreams ballpark takes shape in Iowa
We’re three weeks out from the Chicago White Sox-New York Yankees Field of Dreams game at the movie site in Dyersvile, IA, and the ballpark is close to done. (more…)