Major League Baseball returned to the baseball movie version of heaven on Thursday afternoon, with the now-traditional Field of Dreams game.A tribute to one of the most iconic baseball movies in film history, this time featuring two teams fighting for postseason spots: the Philadelphia Phillies and Minnesota Twins.Broadcast on Netflix for 2026, the game started with a fitting, and fantastic, tribute to both the movie's famous cornfield, and the history of real world baseball.
After the two teams walked through the corn to enter the field, Kyle Schwarber and Byron Buxton introduced a group of 26 Hall of Fame players who followed suit.BASEBALL FANS FUME AT MLB'S 'FIELD OF DREAMS' GAME DECISION, REPORTER TRICIA WHITAKER HAS A BOAT DAY & LLWS!Members of the Minnesota Twins and Philadelphia Phillies walk out of a corn field Aug.13, 2026, at the Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa.
(USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)"As the movie 'Field of Dreams' reminded us, the one constant through all the years has been baseball," Buxton said."Inspiring us and connecting generations.""Tonight we are honored to share this special field with many of the legends who shaped our careers and whose amazing careers took them all the way to the Hall of Fame," Schwarber added.Steve Carlton and Mike Schmidt represented the Phillies, while Joe Mauer, Bert Blyleven and Jim Kaat represented the Twins.
Other players included Billy Wagner, Tony Perez, Scott Rolen, Paul Molitor, Jim Thome, Cal Ripken Jr., Andre Dawson, Rollie Fingers and Fergie Jenkins.Some other more modern players included CC Sabathia, Trevor Hoffman, Ivan Rodriguez, Larry Walker, Fred McGriff, Adrian Beltre, as well as new inductees Andruw Jones and Jeff Kent.Can't start it off any better than that.Unless you're Kyle Schwarber.ZERO BS.
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DOWNLOAD NOW!Leading off the game, Schwarber launched a massive home run deep into the right field corn.The Phillies added another ru...