A funding shortfall and litigation have forced the developers of the All-Star Ballpark Heaven project at the Field of Dreams Movie Site in Dyersville (IA) to delay its opening beyond 2014, which brings into question the planned launch of a franchise there from the revived indy pro Northern League. Read more here.
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PRESS RELEASE – America finally has proof there is baseball in Heaven. Independent league baseball is about to become part of the new development next to the Field of Dreams Movie Site. The Northern League, an independent professional league with a strong history in the Midwest, plans to bring a team to Northeast Iowa that will call All-Star Ballpark Heaven its home. Continue reading
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Former Friends and current Go On star Matthew Perry has joined a Hall of Famer Wade Boggs and other investors in the All-Star Ballpark Heaven project, which will turn the land surrounding the original Field of Dreams movie site into a $38 million, 24-field amateur baseball tournament complex. Read more here.
The sale of the original Field of Dreams movie site in Dyersville (IA) to investors who plan to turn the land surrounding the site into a $38 million, 24-field amateur baseball tournament complex has been finalized. As we posted back in September, Hall of Famer Wade Boggs joined as an investor in the All-Star Ballpark Heaven project. Read more here.
The Dyersville City Council Tuesday night approved a final agreement with developers of the All-Star Ballpark Heaven project for construction of water and sewer lines. As you recall, the plan is to turn the area around the Field of Dreams movie site into a $38 million amateur sports complex. Read more here.
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Not everyone living in the Dyersville (IA) area is happy about a plan to turn farmland surrounding the Field of Dreams movie site into a mega $38 million youth baseball tournament and training complex. Some worry that a boon would destroy a rural way of life and disrupt farming. Others worry about a bust, if the complex is built (with city water and sewer infrastructure), and “they don’t come.” Read more here.
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LittleBallparks.com visits Principal Park, home of the Triple-A Iowa Cubs (Pacific Coast League). View photos here.
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The “Field of Dreams” movie site in Dyersville (IA) has been sold to a group of investors led by a couple from the Chicago area. The original asking price for the farm was $5.4 million. The group plans to build a premier baseball and softball tournament complex on the 193-acre site called “All-Star Ballpark Heaven.” Read more here.
Carroll Baseball Association in little Carroll, IA, has been approached by donors about installing a new scoreboard at historic Carroll Baseball Stadium. The donors would like the stadium’s name to be officially changed back to Merchants Park. Read more here. Learn more about Merchants Park from SABR here.
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