While it’s a bit strange to see Major League Baseball dedicating an event to a 32-year-old movie and treating the game like it’s on the level of an All-Star or postseason game, there’s corn. And the field looks cool.
The Yankees and White Sox were in Dyersville, Iowa, on Thursday to participate in the Field of Dreams Game. MLB built a big-league-ready field at the movie’s site, installed temporary stadium seating and brought the two teams to play the first regular season game in Iowa.
They also built a corn maze at the site. And, well, we all know what happens with corn mazes: People get lost.
Just ask the Yankees pitchers.
A couple Yankees pitchers got lost in the corn maze 😂@Ken_Rosenthal fills us in 👇 pic.twitter.com/bKpU0OqQzL
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) August 12, 2021
According to a pregame report from Ken Rosenthal, Yankees pitchers Zack Britton, Chad Green and Lucas Luetge couldn’t find their way out of the maze. Apparently, Britton went on his own and had the three struggling to get out of the maze.
The rest of the team managed to get through without issue. They were even instructed not to steal the corn.
Into the corn they go pic.twitter.com/XmlJyt96OV
— Tommy Birch (@TommyBirch) August 12, 2021
Honestly, it would have been hilarious if the journey through the corn maze had extended close to game time and required MLB intervention. But they managed to escape with plenty of time to spare. Crisis averted.
