The site’s new owners are making it more than just a movie set. It will be a destination for youth baseball and softball teams when the project is done.
Nine new fields, along with dormitories for teams and a hotel, are expected to be built in Dyersville, Iowa, by the end of 2023, KCRG reported.
After the first phase is done, a second phase will have a new 100,000-square-foot fieldhouse, an amphitheater, an RV park, a disability-inclusive park and trails through the cornfields made famous in the 1989 film. Those projects are expected to be completed by the end of 2025.
The new development was the brainchild of the group Go the Distance Baseball LLC, which was bought last year by This is Heaven LLC, led by MLB Hall of Famer Frank Thomas.
The expansion will add nearly 100 acres to the site, but the original features will remain intact. The group said its goal is to “create a youth baseball and softball oasis, while maintaining the property as a working farm, amid the natural beauty of the rural Iowa landscape,” KWWL reported.
Field of Dreams The site where "Field of Dreams" was shot is being expanded. (Courtesy of RDG Design & Planning)
The construction will create hundreds of new jobs as it begins. Once the project is done, the new sports complex will add 170 new full-time positions and an estimated $25 million in direct spending annually.
Last August marked the first MLB game played at the Iowa site and the league plans to be back this year and in the future, KWWL reported.
This year’s game will be played on Aug. 11 between the Cubs and Reds.
Field of Dreams CHICAGO - AUGUST 03: Liam Hendriks #31 of the Chicago White Sox poses for a portrait wearing a special throwback vintage uniform in preparation for Major League Baseball"u2019s Field of Dream game on August 3, 2021 at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago White Sox will play the New York Yankees in Dyersville, Iowa on August 12, 2021 in the first Major League game to ever be played in the state of Iowa in a stadium built next to the site where the Field of Dreams movie was filmed. (Photo by Ron Vesely/Getty Images) (Ron Vesely/Getty Images)
Field of Dreams FILE - This March 6, 2012, file photo shows the entrance to the "Field of Dreams" movie site in Dyersville, Iowa. Three decades after Kevin Costner's character built a ballpark in a cornfield in the movie "Field of Dreams," the iconic site in Dyersville, Iowa, prepares to host the state's first Major League Baseball game at a built-for-the-moment stadium for the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees. (AP Photo/Ryan J. Foley, File) (Ryan J. Foley/AP)
Field of Dreams CHICAGO - AUGUST 03: Andrew Vaughn #25 (L) and Gavin Sheets #32 of the Chicago White Sox pose for a portrait wearing a special throwback vintage uniform in preparation for Major League Baseball"u2019s Field of Dream game on August 3, 2021 at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago White Sox will play the New York Yankees in Dyersville, Iowa on August 12, 2021 in the first Major League game to ever be played in the state of Iowa in a stadium built next to the site where the Field of Dreams movie was filmed. (Photo by Ron Vesely/Getty Images) (Ron Vesely/Getty Images)
Field of Dreams Aramark and Walk-Off Refreshments will provide MLB at Field of Dreams fans with the option of ordering beer using QR-codes and mobile ordering from the MLB Ballpark App. (Photo: Business Wire) (Business Wire/AP)
Field of Dreams FILE - In this June 5, 2020, file photo, an Iowa flag waves in the wind over the field at the Field of Dreams movie site in Dyersville, Iowa. Three decades after Kevin Costner's character built a ballpark in a cornfield in the movie "Field of Dreams," the iconic site in Dyersville, Iowa, prepares to host the state's first Major League Baseball game at a built-for-the-moment stadium for the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) (Charlie Neibergall/AP)
Field of Dreams CHICAGO - AUGUST 03: Eloy Jimenez #74 of the Chicago White Sox poses for a portrait wearing a special throwback vintage uniform in preparation for Major League Baseball"u2019s Field of Dream game on August 3, 2021 at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago White Sox will play the New York Yankees in Dyersville, Iowa on August 12, 2021 in the first Major League game to ever be played in the state of Iowa in a stadium built next to the site where the Field of Dreams movie was filmed. (Photo by Ron Vesely/Getty Images) (Ron Vesely/Getty Images)
Field of Dreams FILE - Light stands from a baseball field being built near the Field of Dreams movie site, rear, are seen in Dyersville, Iowa, in this Friday, June 5, 2020, file photo. Three decades after Kevin Costner's character built a ballpark in a cornfield in the movie "Field of Dreams," the iconic site in Dyersville, Iowa, prepares to host the state's first Major League Baseball game at a built-for-the-moment stadium for the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) (Charlie Neibergall/AP)
Field of Dreams CHICAGO - AUGUST 03: Andrew Vaughn #25 of the Chicago White Sox poses for a portrait wearing a special throwback vintage uniform in preparation for Major League Baseball"u2019s Field of Dream game on August 3, 2021 at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago White Sox will play the New York Yankees in Dyersville, Iowa on August 12, 2021 in the first Major League game to ever be played in the state of Iowa in a stadium built next to the site where the Field of Dreams movie was filmed. (Photo by Ron Vesely/Getty Images) (Ron Vesely/Getty Images)
Field of Dreams CHICAGO - AUGUST 03: Liam Hendriks #31 of the Chicago White Sox poses for a portrait wearing a special throwback vintage uniform in preparation for Major League Baseball"u2019s Field of Dream game on August 3, 2021 at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago White Sox will play the New York Yankees in Dyersville, Iowa on August 12, 2021 in the first Major League game to ever be played in the state of Iowa in a stadium built next to the site where the Field of Dreams movie was filmed. (Photo by Ron Vesely/Getty Images) (Ron Vesely/Getty Images)
Field of Dreams FILE - Persons portraying ghost player characters, similar to those in the film "Field of Dreams," emerge from the cornfield at the "Field of Dreams" movie site in Dyersville, Iowa, in this undated file photo. Three decades after Kevin Costner's character built a ballpark in a cornfield in the movie "Field of Dreams," the iconic site in Dyersville, Iowa, prepares to host the state's first Major League Baseball game at a built-for-the-moment stadium for the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) (CHARLIE NEIBERGALL/AP)
Field of Dreams An ancient scoreboard is shown in the outfield during a baseball game between the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox in Dyersville, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press )
Field of Dreams White Sox pitcher Lance Lynn warms up against a backdrop of a cornfield Thursday in Dyersville, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press)
Field of Dreams Actor Kevin Costner, who starred in the 1989 movie "Field of Dreams," was in attendance for Thursday night's game in Dyersville, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press )
Field of Dreams Chicago White Sox players Michael Kopech (34), Aaron Bummer (39), Andrew Vaughn (25) and Zack Collins (21) walk on the field in Dyersville, Iowa. The White Sox were wearing their uniforms from the 1919-1920 period, although those original uniforms did not sport numbers. (Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press )
Field of Dreams Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton walks onto the field in Dyersville, Iowa, with ears of corn in his back pocket. (Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press )
Field of Dreams Jose Abreu (79) celebrates with his teammates after hitting a home run during the first inning of Thursday night's game in Dyersville, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press )
Field of Dreams Aaron Judge, right, celebrates with Brett Gardner after the Yankees' star hit a three-run homer in Dyersville, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press )
Field of Dreams Brett Gardner, left, and Aaron Judge chase a double hit by Chicago's Luis Robert during Thursday night's game. (Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press)
Field of Dreams The lights were on in Dyersville as the White Sox hosted the Yankees at the "Field of Dreams" site. (Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press )
Field of Dreams The Yankees' Aaron Judge drove in five runs with two home runs in a losing effort. (Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press)
Field of Dreams Tim Anderson is mobbed after his game-winning, two-run homer in Dyersville, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press )