MLB Field of Dreams game coming to Birmingham in 2024, report says

MLB Field of Dreams game coming to Birmingham in 2024, report says

Major League Baseball is coming to Birmingham, according to a report.

In 2024, MLB will bring the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals to historic Rickwood Field for the Field of Dreams game, reports CBSSports.com.

Rickwood is the oldest baseball park in America.

Birmingham officials have not responded to a request for confirmation or comment.

The event would represent a stunning turnaround in the city’s relationship with MLB.

In 2019, the sport abandoned plans for a $10 million youth baseball and softball academy at Birmingham’s George Ward Park after blowback from the surrounding community and numerous errors by city officials.

In an email obtained by AL.com following the decision, MLB representative Tony Reagins wrote: “We believe the youth of Birmingham would benefit from our programs, however, the timing is not right and quite frankly may never be.”

The first Field of Dreams game between the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees was played in August 2021 in Dyersville, Iowa, on the field featured in the popular baseball film Field of Dreams.

The following season the game featured the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs at the same field.

There is no Field of Dreams game scheduled for this season, reportedly due to an $80 million construction project at the Iowa field.

This is a developing story and will be updated.