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Phillies Beat Twins 7-1 as MLB Returns to Field of Dreams

Staged in a new permanent Dyersville ballpark and streamed exclusively on Netflix, the event paired a Hall of Fame tribute with a regular-season game that counted in the playoff chase.

Overview

  • The Phillies defeated the Twins 7-1 in Dyersville on Thursday, Aug. 13, with Kyle Schwarber hitting two homers and Aaron Nola striking out nine over five innings to lead Philadelphia to the win.
  • Netflix carried the game as an exclusive live stream with a star-studded broadcast team and a narrated pregame package from Kevin Costner, a presentation that drew praise for its pageantry and some criticism for heavy promotional content.
  • A pregame ceremony featured 26 Baseball Hall of Famers emerging from the outfield cornfield in a visual homage to the movie, and both teams wore throwback uniforms as part of the nostalgia-focused production.
  • The site now has a permanent stadium augmented with temporary bleachers to hold roughly 8,000 fans, offers modern amenities but does not support the Automated Ball‑Strike system so on-field ABS challenges were not available.
  • The game counted in the regular-season standings and affected both clubs’ wild-card positioning, and multiple outlets reported that MLB plans to bring the Field of Dreams Game back to Dyersville in 2027 though the league had not issued a formal announcement.