Baseball’s most cinematic showcase is back, and this time the Minnesota Twins are in the middle of it. On August 13, Minnesota and the Philadelphia Phillies will meet at the Field of Dreams site in Dyersville, Iowa, in the event’s first game since 2022.
The matchup is set for 6:30 p.m. CT on Thursday, August 13, and it will stream exclusively on Netflix. Fans won’t find it live on Twins.TV, but they can still follow along on the Twins Radio Network, including 830 AM and 102.9 FM.
This will be only the third Field of Dreams Game, and the setting still carries the same pull it did when the event debuted in 2021. That first game delivered one of the sport’s signature regular-season moments, when the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 9-8 on Tim Anderson’s walk-off home run. The second edition came a year later, with the Chicago Cubs defeating the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, before the event went on hold while the Dyersville complex was expanded and built out.
The teams won’t actually play on the original movie diamond. Instead, the game will be held in a specially constructed Major League stadium next to the famous field. The inspiration, though, is unmistakable.
That’s because Field of Dreams remains one of baseball’s most beloved films. Released in 1989, it starred Kevin Costner, Ray Liotta, James Earl Jones, and Amy Madigan, and centered on Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella after he hears the line, “If you build it, he will come.”
Based on W.P. Kinsella’s Shoeless Joe, the movie was nominated for Best Picture and was added to the National Film Registry in 2017.
The event around the game goes well beyond one night. More than 25 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame are expected to attend, making it one of the biggest Hall of Fame gatherings since Yankee Stadium’s farewell festivities during the 2008 All-Star Game. The site will also host a High School All-American Game on Wednesday, with Twins legend Torii Hunter and Hall of Famer Jim Thome managing.
There’s even more baseball in Dyersville before the big league game. The St. Paul Saints will play the Iowa Cubs there at 6:30 on Tuesday, August 11th, giving fans another chance to see the ballpark while several of the organization’s top prospects are on display.
For the Twins, this is a first. Minnesota has played regular-season games away from traditional MLB stadiums before, but this is the club’s debut in one of baseball’s specialty showcase events. The franchise’s only previous neutral-site regular-season game came in 2018 against Cleveland in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The matchup also comes with a little extra familiarity. The Phillies roster includes former Twins Jhoan Duran and Luis Arraez, which adds another layer to a game already built to feel different from the usual summer night.
Both teams will lean into the moment with throwback uniforms made for the occasion. Minnesota’s look nods to the franchise’s 1961 season after moving from Washington: white pinstripes, the original blue-and-red “Twins” script, and a navy cap with the vintage TC logo. Philadelphia will wear a gray road design inspired by its 1939-41 look, complete with red and navy trim, a retro “Phillies” script, navy caps with a red block “P,” and a sleeve patch recognizing baseball’s centennial celebration as it was marked in 1939.
MLB has tried plenty of one-off settings over the years, from Little League parks to racetracks, but the Field of Dreams Game still stands apart. With the cornfield backdrop, the Hall of Fame presence, the uniforms, and the movie tie-in, this one is built to feel like more than a regular-season date on the calendar.
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