What You Need to Know: MLB Returns to the Field of Dreams Tonight

Major League Baseball returns to Dyersville tonight as the Philadelphia Phillies take on the Minnesota Twins at the new Field of Dreams ballpark. It is the first MLB game at the site since 2022 and the first to be played in the new permanent 8,000-seat stadium.

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For Dyersville, tonight is about more than baseball. Thousands of visitors are expected in the area, which means heavier traffic, more pedestrians, and slower travel on roads around the Field of Dreams and throughout the community.

Here are the key details:

• Phillies vs. Twins
• Tonight, Thursday, August 13
• First pitch: 6:30 PM CST
• Game available exclusively on Netflix, Coverage begins at 5:30 PM CST
• Parking opens: 2 PM
• Ballpark gates open: 3:30 PM
• Capacity: Approximately 8,000
• Rain date: Friday, August 14th

If you live in Dyersville, officials are asking you to plan ahead. Roads leading toward the Field of Dreams will be busy. People without game tickets have been asked to avoid heading to the site. Officials say only ticketed guests will be allowed access to the event area, and those without tickets will not even be allowed down the roadway to the field area.

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For those attending, the game ticket also serves as your parking pass. There is no separate parking pass, but parking is limited to ticket holders. Tailgating will not be permitted a this event. The original Field of Dreams movie site is also closed to general visitors during the MLB event period, but will be open to those attending the game.

Weather could be the biggest question tonight in Iowa. Showers and thunderstorms are possible, and MLB has Friday set aside as the official rain date. If the game cannot be played this evening because of weather, the teams are expected to remain in the area and play Friday. Thursday tickets will be used for that makeup game.

If severe weather develops during the game, fans should follow instructions from stadium officials, which will be provided on-site. A weather delay does not automatically mean the game is canceled. Officials will make that decision based on the conditions and player/fan safety.

For everyone else, the simplest advice is to give yourself extra time if you are traveling through Dyersville this afternoon or tonight for any reason. Follow temporary traffic signs, listen to law enforcement and avoid the Field of Dreams area if you do not have a ticket. The cameras will be focused on the cornfields tonight, but for Dyersville, this is also a very busy night in their hometown. And for those of you visiting for the first time, may I suggest a massive soft Bavarian pretzel?