Fantastic photos from the Field of Dreams

If you build it...and then add to it...

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The Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees are set to play a game at the Field of Dreams Thursday night, reimagining Karin Kinsella's and Terence Mann's visions to include sponsors and primetime television! It will be the first official MLB game ever hosted in Iowa. The 1989 film ("Field of Dreams") starring Kevin Costner has always carried a buzz of possible MLB action one day taking place from the corn-rowed confines in Iowa. But that idea never really surfaced to anything substantial. Until last year. And though it took an additional year due the pandemic, the dream is now a reality—throwback uniforms and all. Ahead of the first pitch and the pregame pageantry, let's take a look at some of the best shots from around the park...

Dyersville, Iowa — that way

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The ballpark

Anyone seen Shoeless Joe?

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The house that Ray almost lost to the bank

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John Kinsella (played by actor Dwier Brown) makes an appearance

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Pregame prep

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Stepping up to the plate...

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Behind the scenes...

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A-MAZE-ING

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Just as Terence Mann did with poetic hesitation, several media members enter into the unknown of the corn (where they are unsure if Twitter works)

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POV: The ghosts'

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Talk about a room with a view

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Field of Dreams

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Bleachers are little higher than when Karin Kinsella fell off them

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The scoreboard is aesthetic perfection!

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Go the distance — but this time, add foul poles

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Added perk: Fans will be able to watch this giant display in left field just beyond the corn during the game

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Casa de Kinsella (keep out, Timothy Busfield!)

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What's wrong, Big Papi? What do you see?

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Ah...him

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The field truly is magical

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Nugenix!

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Related: Ignore the haters: Why 'Field of Dreams' is still a great movie

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