Two Major League Baseball clubs will play a game on Thursday night in… Iowa?
The Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds will open a three-game series on Thursday in Dyersville, Iowa, with the first game being on the site of the 1989 film “Field of Dreams.”
As the Cubs take the field, they will turn to former Razorback, LHP Drew Smyly on the mound to go to battle with the Reds. Smyly, in 14 starts this season, holds a record of 4-6 with a 3.97 ERA and 52 strikeouts over 65.2 innings pitched.
Last season, he became the fifth former Razorback to win a World Series, as he was a member of the Atlanta Braves’ championship club in 2021. He joins Andrew Benintendi, Dallas Keuchel, Eric Hinske, and Dick Hughes as those who accomplished that feat.
On the other side, Arkansas will also be represented on the Cincinnati Reds. Second baseman Matt Reynolds is currently on the 40-man roster for the Reds, and has recorded three home runs and 18 RBI. Reynolds was a part of Arkansas’ roster from 2010-12, and was a teammate of Smyly’s for one season in 2010.
The Cubs and Reds meet in the “Field of Dreams” game Thursday night at 6:15 p.m. CT on FOX.
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