Overview
- The Philadelphia Phillies and Minnesota Twins will play the MLB Field of Dreams Game at the Dyersville, Iowa site on Thursday, Aug. 13, with special coverage starting at 6:30 p.m. ET and first pitch at 7:30 p.m. ET.
- Netflix will carry the game for all subscribers as part of its 2026 MLB slate, marking the streamer’s third baseball presentation this year after Opening Night and the Home Run Derby.
- Broadcaster Matt Vasgersian is confirmed as part of Netflix’s on-air crew, and Netflix has said actor Kevin Costner will have a role in the telecast that the company has not yet detailed.
- Phillies second baseman Bryson Stott revealed custom Field of Dreams–themed cleats designed by Ryan Stevens of NXT LVL Customs that depict Phillies legends emerging from the cornfield, tying player branding to the event’s nostalgia.
- The game returns regular-season MLB play to Iowa for the first time in four years and continues a strategy of staging spectacle-driven matchups that blend film iconography, merchandising and national streaming distribution.