The 2024 Field of Dreams game might not happen at its namesake field in Iowa. On Tuesday, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that next year's matchup between the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals is "expected to happen" at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, not in Dyersville, Iowa.Rickwood Field is America's oldest baseball park. It was built in 1910 for the Birmingham Barons.Ongoing construction at the Dyersville site doesn't allow for an MLB game to be played this summer. Go the Distance Baseball LLC, which bought the property in 2021, are working on an $80 million expansion there that includes nine new baseball fields, dormitories for youth teams, and a hotel to be completed in phases by the end of 2023.Other additions include a 100,000-square-foot field house, an outdoor concert amphitheater, a recreational vehicle park, jogging trails and a large park inclusive for children and adults with disabilities. These additions will be completed in phases through 2025.Previously, a spokesperson for Major League Baseball said they had not committed to returning in 2024.In 2021, a stadium built near the movie site in Dyersville hosted Iowa's first MLB game. The Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees.In 2022, the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds.vlog is working to confirm more details.
DES MOINES, Iowa — The 2024 Field of Dreams game might not happen at its namesake field in Iowa.
On Tuesday, the reported that next year's matchup between the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals is "expected to happen" at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, not in Dyersville, Iowa.
Rickwood Field is America's oldest baseball park. It was built in 1910 for the Birmingham Barons.
Ongoing construction at the Dyersville site doesn't allow for an MLB game to be played this summer. Go the Distance Baseball LLC, which bought the property in 2021, are working on an $80 million expansion there that includes nine new baseball fields, dormitories for youth teams, and a hotel to be completed in phases by the end of 2023.
Other additions include a 100,000-square-foot field house, an outdoor concert amphitheater, a recreational vehicle park, jogging trails and a large park inclusive for children and adults with disabilities. These additions will be completed in phases through 2025.
Previously, a spokesperson for Major League Baseball said they had not committed to returning in 2024.
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In 2021, a stadium built near the movie site in Dyersville hosted Iowa's first MLB game. The Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees.
In 2022, the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds.
vlog is working to confirm more details.
