MiLB at Field of Dreams Tickets on Sale to Iowa and Illinois Residents Saturday, July 2
July 2, 2022 - Midwest League (MWL)
Quad Cities River Bandits News Release
Tickets to the inaugural MiLB at Field of Dreams game on August 9th between the Cedar Rapids Kernels (Minnesota Twins affiliate) and the Quad Cities River Bandits (Kansas City Royals affiliate) will be made available to fans with Iowa and Illinois zip codes beginning Saturday, July 2, at 10 a.m. CT. Fans living in Iowa and Illinois can order tickets by visiting https://www.milb.com/fans/field-of-dreams/tickets.
The inaugural MiLB at Field of Dreams game will be broadcast nationally on MLB Network from the ballpark built by Major League Baseball adjacent to the movie site, with an approximate capacity of 8,000 fans at the fan-favorite tourist destination.
The ballpark played host to the first Major League game ever played in the State of Iowa in 2021, with the Chicago White Sox beating the New York Yankees on a thrilling walk-off home run by Chicago shortstop Tim Anderson.
The game delivered nearly six million viewers and marked the most-watched single regular season baseball game on any network since 1998. With kids ages 12-17, it was the most-watched game in 10 years.
In May, MLB at Field of Dreams was named the 2021 "Sports Event of the Year" by the SportsBusiness Journal. The Des Moines Register said of last summer's MLB at Field of Dreams contest: "Put plainly, baseball's grand showing at the Field of Dreams movie site was our state's greatest sports event ever." Even after his team fell in the dramatic game, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said: "That's probably the greatest setting for a baseball game that I've ever been a part of. It was awesome."
Field of Dreams stars Costner, Ray Liotta, James Earl Jones and Amy Madigan. It was nominated for the Academy Award® for Best Picture in 1990 and was selected to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2017. The 1989 film tells the story of Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella, a husband and father who is tending to his cornfield when he hears a mysterious voice intone, "If you build it, he will come." According to the American Film Institute (AFI), those words are the 39th top film quote of all-time.
Midwest League Stories from July 2, 2022
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- Timber Rattlers Take a Thriller from Kernels - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- Kernels Fall to Wisconsin in 11 - Cedar Rapids Kernels
- 'Caps' Bats Silenced in 4-2 Loss - West Michigan Whitecaps
- Gasser Goes 6 Scoreless in Win at West Michigan - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Bandits' Bats Quieted in Saturday Night Loss - Quad Cities River Bandits
- Captains Split Doubleheader, Boone Twirls Game One Complete Game Shutout - Lake County Captains
- Four-Hit Shutout Spins Loons to Victory - Great Lakes Loons
- Sky Carp Can't Solve Cubs - Beloit Sky Carp
- Loons Edge Dragons 1-0 on Saturday Night - Dayton Dragons
- Cross Supplies the Offense, Nuts Split Two - Lansing Lugnuts
- Frank Nigro Transferred to St. Paul, Mullenbach Returns to Cedar Rapids - Cedar Rapids Kernels
- TinCaps Game Information: July 2 at West Michigan - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Dayton Dragons GameDay Notes for Saturday - Dayton Dragons
- MiLB at Field of Dreams Tickets on Sale to Iowa and Illinois Residents Saturday, July 2 - Quad Cities River Bandits
- Cubs Win Season High 9th Straight, Knock Down Sky Carp 8-5 - South Bend Cubs
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