Overview
- The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Minnesota Twins 7-1 at the new permanent Field of Dreams ballpark, with Kyle Schwarber hitting two home runs and Aaron Nola striking out nine over five innings on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026.
- A pregame ceremony featured 26 Baseball Hall of Famers emerging from the cornfield and walking onto the diamond, and Kevin Costner narrated the event video but did not appear in person.
- Netflix held exclusive streaming rights and supplied a bespoke broadcast team that included Matt Vasgersian, CC Sabathia and Hunter Pence, underscoring MLB’s experiment with platform-exclusive national distribution.
- The Dyersville complex now includes a roughly 8,000-seat permanent stadium with standard major-league dimensions plus expanded youth fields and amenities, and sponsor John Deere pledged $100,000 per home run to Feeding America during the event.
- Local reporting says MLB is planning a return to Dyersville in 2027 but that report has not been confirmed, and the game’s regular-season result had immediate playoff implications by keeping Philadelphia competitive in the wild-card chase.