Here's a behind-the-scenes look at the MLB regulation field on the preserved set of "Field of Dreams," the hit 1989 film starring Kevin Costner. The field was the recent home to the first-ever MLB game played in the state of Iowa.
DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Frank Thomas has found his Field of Dreams.
The Hall of Famer has headed a venture that bought controlling interest in Go the Distance Baseball's stake of All-Star Ballpark Heaven and the Field of Dreams Movie Site.
The company said Thursday that This is Heaven LLC, a company of the 53-year-old Thomas and Chicago real estate developer Rick Heidner, bought the interests in Go the Distance Baseball owned by the Denise M. Stillman Trust.
Thomas will be chief executive officer and former Chicago White Sox general manager Dan Evans will be chief operating officer.
Former Chicago White Sox player and Hall of Famer Frank Thomas holds the 2005 World Series Champion trophy before a baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Chicago White Sox in Chicago on July 18, 2015.
Stillman headed a group that bought the field, the location of the 1989 movie "Field of Dreams," and the adjacent Lansing family farm in 2011. The site of about 190 acres includes a working cornfield. She died in 2018.
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Major League Baseball built a ballpark adjacent to the movie site, and the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox played the first big league game there on Aug. 12. The Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds are scheduled to play there next Aug. 11.
Thomas, a five-time All-Star and two-time AL MVP nicknamed the Big Hurt, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2014.
Photos: Scenes from the Field of Dreams
Fans walk through the cornfield before the The Field of Dreams Game near the movie site Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Dyersville.
Fans walk through the cornfield before the The Field of Dreams Game.
Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) walks through the cornfield before the The Field of Dreams Game near the movie site Thursday in Dyersville.
Yankees starting pitcher Jonathan Loaisiga (43) walks through the corn before the The Field of Dreams Game near the movie site Thursday, Aug. 12, in Dyersville.
Cows graze as fans fill the stadium before the game.
Yankees players walk through the cornfield before the The Field of Dreams Game near the movie site Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Dyersville.
Yankees starting pitcher Andrew Heaney (38) pretends to pitch with an ear of corn before the The Field of Dreams Game near the movie site Thursday in Dyersville.
before the The Field of Dreams Game near the movie site Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Dyersville.
Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) walks through the cornfield before the The Field of Dreams Game near the movie site Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Dyersville.
A tractor with a message for White Sox left fielder Eloy Jimenez (74) is seen near the Field of Dreams baseball field.
Yankees players walk through the cornfield before the The Field of Dreams Game near the movie site Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Dyersville.
Yankees pitcher Aroldis Chapman (54) walks through the corn before the The Field of Dreams Game near the movie site Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Dyersville.
Yankees relief pitcher Joely Rodriguez (30) catches an ear of corn before the The Field of Dreams Game.
Yankees players sit on the bleachers before the game.
Yankees players sit on the bleachers before the The Field of Dreams Game in Dyersville.
The shoes set the scene before the The Field of Dreams Game.
Yankees players and coaches walk through the corn before the The Field of Dreams Game near the movie site Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Dyersville.
Yankees relief pitcher Joely Rodriguez (30) walks through the corner before the The Field of Dreams Game near the movie site Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Dyersville.
Yankees players and coaches walk through the corn before the The Field of Dreams Game near the movie site Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Dyersville.
Yankees players and coaches walk through the corn on their way to the field.
White Sox relief pitcher Liam Hendriks (31) walks through the corn before the The Field of Dreams Game near the movie site Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Dyersville.
White Sox relief pitcher Liam Hendriks (31) walks through the corn before the The Field of Dreams Game near the movie site Thursday, Aug. 12, in Dyersville.
A sign that reads “If you build it he will come” is in seen in the corn maze before the The Field of Dreams Game near the movie site Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Dyersville.
Aaron Judge talks to the media before the game.
George and Karen Beck of Chicago take a selfie in the cornfield before the game.
Fans walk through the cornfield before the The Field of Dreams Game near the movie site Thursday, Aug. 12, in Dyersville.
Fans walk through the cornfield before the The Field of Dreams Game near the movie site Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Dyersville.
Fans walk through the cornfield before the The Field of Dreams Game near the movie site Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Dyersville.
Fans beg for ball from White Sox players before the The Field of Dreams Game near the movie site Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Dyersville.
Fans beg Yankees players for autographs before the The Field of Dreams Game.
Fans beg Yankees players for autographs before the The Field of Dreams Game near the movie site Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Dyersville.
Fans beg Yankees players for balls before the game.
Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) reacts during batting practice before the The Field of Dreams Game near the movie site Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Dyersville.
Yankees players stand in the outfield before the The Field of Dreams Game near the movie site Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Dyersville.
Actor Kevin Costner acknowledges the crowd before the The Field of Dreams Game near the movie site Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Dyersville.
Actor Kevin Costner walks through the outfield before the The Field of Dreams Game near the movie site Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Dyersville.
