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MLB Field of Dreams Game Live Updates: Kyle Schwarber Hits Leadoff Bomb

Major League Baseball is back at the cornfields in Dyersville, Iowa, on Thursday for the first time since 2022 as the Phillies take on the Twins.
Kyle Schwarber (right) hit a home run to lead off Thursday’s Field of Dreams game.
Kyle Schwarber (right) hit a home run to lead off Thursday’s Field of Dreams game. | Tyler Clouse/Getty Images

Major League Baseball is back in Iowa. After a four-year pause due to site renovations and infrastructure development around the field, MLB’s third Field of Dreams Game is returning Thursday night in Dyersville, Iowa.

The Phillies (64–58) and Twins (60–62) are set to compete in a game that each player will remember for the rest of their lives, with the site’s unique cornfield setting providing a wholly unique experience. We’ll cover all the action in tonight’s live blog.


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Will Laws
WILL LAWS

Will Laws has been leading Sports Illustrated’s baseball coverage since 2024 and has covered MLB since 2014. Prior to joining the SI staff in February 2020, he previously worked for Yahoo, Graphiq, MLB.com and the Raleigh News & Observer. His work also has appeared on Yahoo Sports, NBA.com and AOL. Laws has a bachelor’s in print and digital journalism with a minor in sports media studies from the University of Southern California.

Nick Selbe
NICK SELBE

Nick Selbe is a programming editor at Sports Illustrated who frequently writes about baseball. Before joining SI in March 2020 as a Breaking and Trending News writer, he worked for the Orange County Register, MLB Advanced Media, Graphiq and Bleacher Report. Selbe received a bachelor’s in communication from the University of Southern California.

Ryan Phillips
RYAN PHILLIPS

Ryan Phillips is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has worked in digital media since 2009, spending eight years at The Big Lead before joining SI in 2024. Phillips also co-hosts The Assembly Call Podcast about Indiana Hoosiers basketball and previously worked at Bleacher Report. He is a proud San Diego native and a graduate of Indiana University’s journalism program.