WP: Liam Hendriks (7–2) LP: Zack Britton (0–1) The homer was the 15th walk-off home run against the Yankees in White Sox history the first was hit by Shoeless Joe Jackson on July 20, 1919, a fictional version of whom features heavily in the Field of Dreams film. After a ground out by pinch hitter Danny Mendick and a walk to Seby Zavala, the game ended with a walk-off two-run homer hit by Tim Anderson off of Zack Britton, giving the White Sox the 9–8 win. The Yankees then rallied ahead with a pair of two-out, two-run home runs by Aaron Judge, his second of the night, and Giancarlo Stanton, both off of Liam Hendriks, to put them ahead of the White Sox by one run. Heading into the ninth inning, the White Sox led 7–4. In the game, there was eight total home runs hit into the cornfield. From the third inning on, the game was described as a slugfest with home runs by Aaron Judge in the top of the third, Eloy Jiménez in the bottom of the third, Seby Zavala in the bottom of the fourth, and Brett Gardner in the top of the sixth. The first scoring was a home run over the left field fence by José Abreu in the bottom of the first inning, the first ever major league home run hit in the state of Iowa. The early game was defined by strikeouts, with four from Lance Lynn and three from Andrew Heaney through the first two innings. The game was called by Joe Buck (play by play), John Smoltz (analyst), Ken Rosenthal (field reporter), and Tom Verducci (field reporter) on FOX.įox's broadcast of the full ninth inning on YouTube (uploaded by Major League Baseball) This was the first MLB game played in the state of Iowa. Bench coach Miguel Cairo managed the White Sox as manager Tony La Russa was unavailable due to a family funeral. Prior to the game, a pregame ceremony was conducted, during which Kevin Costner led players from both teams onto the field from the corn, in tribute to an iconic scene which occurs in the film while Maddie Poppe sang the national anthem. The White Sox and Yankees both wore throwback uniforms resembling those worn during the 1919 Major League Baseball season. On August 9, it was revealed that Iowa native Pat Hoberg would be the home plate umpire for the game. In late June 2021, a news report by KTIV of Sioux City, Iowa, showed that the baseball field and lights were in place for MLB at Field of Dreams, but seating had not yet been erected. During the 2021 season, many of the temporary structures that were intended for MLB at Field of Dreams were moved to Sahlen Field in Buffalo, New York, to allow that Triple-A ballpark to accommodate the Toronto Blue Jays. įollowing postponement of the originally scheduled game, the field remained fallow during the 2020 season. Windows were included in the design of the right field wall to show the cornfields beyond the ballpark and to provide views of the movie set. The design of the ballpark pays homage to the White Sox' home from 1910 to 1990, Comiskey Park, including the shape of the outfield and the bullpens beyond the center field fence. The new field is in the property of the Ameskamp family, who used to own the left and center field of the 1988 Field of Dreams (the rest was owned by the Lansing family) before selling it to the Lansing family in 2007. The field constructed for the movie, which has been operated as a tourist destination since 1989, could not be brought to MLB game standards without permanently altering major features of the property and destroying its movie authenticity, so it was decided to build a separate playing facility at a distance of approximately 500 ft (150 m) in the cornfields. The game is hosted in Dyersville, Iowa, near the filming location of the titular 1989 baseball movie. Aerial view of the MLB ballpark while under construction in 2020 (at left) and the original 1989 movie set field (at right)
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