EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Major League Baseball is considering holding an M-L-B game at Bosse Field in Evansville.
Bosse Field is the third oldest ballpark in America behind Fenway Park in Boston and Wrigley Field in Chicago. It’s currently home to the Evansville Otters of the Frontier League. MLB officials visited the ballpark this week and met with Otters owners and Evansville mayor Lloyd Winnecke.
“The inspiration really came from watching the field of dreams game,” said Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke. “When they walked through the ballpark you can tell they were absorbing the history.”
Major League Baseball is considering the special-event game off the success of its “Field of Dreams game” that takes place where the movie “Field of Dreams” was filmed. Bosse Field was where the movie “A League Of Their Own” was filmed.
Many pro-baseball Hall of Famers have also played at Bosse Field over its long history. It’s been home to several MLB affiliate teams, at one point hosting Triple-A affiliates for the Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, and Minnesota Twins.
If MLB were to move ahead with holding a regular season game at Bosse Field, several renovations would have to be made to the old ballpark to bring it up to MLB standards. For starters, a brand new field would have to be put in. Also, Bosse Field’s unique dugouts are too close to home plate and would have to be moved further down their respective baselines.
More talks between MLB representatives and Evansville city leaders are expected. Bosse Field is currently owned by the Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation.
