The 2022 Field of Dreams Game began with quite the emotional scene for baseball fans.
As Thursday’s game got underway in Dyersville, Iowa, emotions were already peaking as fans settled into their seats for a bout between the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds. Joey Votto himself already talked at length about what the movie and the game means to him after losing his father more than 14 years ago.
And who were the first people to emerge from the cornfields on Thursday? None other than Ken Griffey Jr. and Ken Griffey Sr., one of the most iconic father-son baseball duos in history. Not only that, the two played a wonderful game of catch much like the iconic Field of Dreams scene that inspired this entire event before the rest of the players took the field.
"Hey dad, you want to have a catch?"
The Griffeys are making us tear up. #MLBatFieldOfDreams pic.twitter.com/FPXuppj11x
— MLB (@MLB) August 11, 2022
The drop from Griffey Sr. notwithstanding, what an opening! Baseball fans were, as expected, were quite emotional after this heartwarming father and son moment.
