Yanks, Sox to play at ‘Field of Dreams’
The Chicago White Sox will play the New York Yankees next summer at the site in eastern Iowa where the movie “Field of Dreams” was filmed, MLB announced Thursday. The game is set for Aug. 13 in Dyersville, which is about 200 miles west of Chicago.
A temporary 8,000-seat stadium will be built on the site to accommodate the first major league game played in Iowa.
“As a sport that is proud of its history linking generations, Major League Baseball is excited to bring a regular-season game to the site of ‘Field of Dreams,’ ” Commissioner Rob Manfred said. “We look forward to celebrating the movie’s enduring message of how baseball brings people together at this special cornfield in Iowa.”
A video tweeted by MLB shows Yankees star Aaron Judge asking Ray Kinsella, Kevin Costner’s character in the 1989 movie, if he was in heaven. Costner replies with one of the movie’s iconic lines – “No, it’s Iowa” – and Judge nods before trotting back into the corn beyond the outfield.
A pathway is being built through a cornfield that will take fans to the stadium. It will overlook the site where Costner’s character carved a ballpark out of a field after a mysterious voice told him, “If you build it, he will come.”
The right field wall will be broken up by windows to show the cornstalks beyond the wall, and the ballpark’s design will honor old Comiskey Park, home of the White Sox from 1910-1990.
Kluber returns to mound: Cleveland Indians ace Corey Kluber pitched three innings in a minor league rehab start on Thursday, the most significant outing since a line drive broke his right forearm three months ago.
Kluber, who was hit May 1 in Miami, allowed two home runs and threw 41 pitches for Class AAA Columbus in a game against Pawtucket. He struck out two, walked one and retired the final five batters he faced.
The two-time Cy Young winner remains hopeful he can return to Cleveland’s rotation soon.
“I felt good,” Kluber said. “I haven’t run into anything out of the ordinary yet. That’s encouraging.”
Price has wrist problem: Boston Red Sox left-hander David Price was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday after an MRI revealed a cyst on his left wrist.
The team announced Thursday that the 33-year-old Price was treated with a shot of cortisone in the wrist. Price is 7-5 record with a 4.36 ERA over 21 starts this season.
He most recently pitched Sunday against the New York Yankees after being reinstated from paternity leave.
Right-hander Hector Velázquez was recalled from Class AAA Pawtucket to take Price’s spot on the 25-man roster before the series opener Thursday night against the Los Angeles Angels.