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Frank Thomas joins the investment group that buys the Field of Dreams site

Dyerville (USA), Sep 30 (EFE) .- Hall of Famer Frank Thomas has led a company that bought a majority stake in Go the Distance Baseball, the property on which the films were recorded. movies All-Star Ballpark Heaven and Field of Dreams.

The company reported Thursday that “This is Heaven LLC,” a company owned by Thomas and Chicago real estate investor Rick Heidner, 53, has purchased the Go the Distance Baseball stakes owned by Denise M. Stillman Trust.

Thomas will serve as CEO and former Chicago White Sox general manager Dan Evans will serve as COO.

Stillman led a group that bought the field, the location for the 1989 film “Field of Dreams,” and the adjacent Lansing family farm in 2011.

The approximately 77 hectare site includes a working cornfield. The owner passed away in 2018.

On August 12, Major League Baseball built a stadium adjacent to the film site, and the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox played their first major league game there, which was also their first in the state of Iowa. .

The Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, both teams that play in the Central Division of the National League, are already scheduled to meet on the same stage on August 11.

Thomas, a five-time All-Star and two-time American League Most Valuable Player (MVP) nicknamed “Big Hurt,” was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2014.

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