Cincinnati Reds to play in 2022 Field of Dreams game

DYERSVILLE, IOWA — The Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs have been selected as the teams that will return to the cornfields of Iowa for next year’s Field of Dreams game, Major League Baseball confirms.

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The National League Central Division rivals were chosen to play in the second edition of the game, played in Dyersville, Iowa where the 1989 Kevin Costner movie was filmed.

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A report from NBC Chicago, who broke the news first, indicate the Reds and Cubs will play Thursday, August 11 in Dyersville, have a day off Friday, then return to Cincinnati to play the final two games of a weekend series at Great American Ball Park. The MLB confirmed the details on Aug. 20.

The Reds will be the home team for the game.

The inaugural Field of Dreams game last week between the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees was widely viewed as a huge success with elements of nostalgia, stunning visuals, and a thrilling finish. The ninth inning alone saw six runs, all from home runs and all from star players. In the top half of the inning, the Yankees stormed back to take an 8-7 lead, off the homers of Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton.

But the Sox answered with a walk-off homer in the bottom half of the inning, with shortstop Tim Anderson playing hero and ending the game on a two-run homer.

“Following the outstanding presentation of last week’s inaugural game between the White Sox and Yankees, it’s an honor to represent Reds Country as the home team in next year’s game,” Phil Castellini, Reds President & Chief Operating Officer said in a statement.

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Field of Dreams CHICAGO - AUGUST 03: Liam Hendriks #31 of the Chicago White Sox poses for a portrait wearing a special throwback vintage uniform in preparation for Major League Baseball"u2019s Field of Dream game on August 3, 2021 at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago White Sox will play the New York Yankees in Dyersville, Iowa on August 12, 2021 in the first Major League game to ever be played in the state of Iowa in a stadium built next to the site where the Field of Dreams movie was filmed. (Photo by Ron Vesely/Getty Images) (Ron Vesely/Getty Images)

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