CHICAGO – The Chicago White Sox today announced two exclusive opportunities for fans to secure tickets to the highly anticipated MLB at Field of Dreams Presented by GEICO game as the White Sox take on the New York Yankees in Dyersville, Iowa, on Thursday, August 12.

A special sweepstakes to win game tickets will benefit Major League Baseball Charities, Inc. (MLBC). MLBC retains full discretion and control over the allocation and use of all proceeds, but intends to contribute the proceeds to Chicago White Sox Charities (CWSC) and Amateur City Elite (ACE), the team’s inner-city youth baseball program.

In addition, an auction to secure a VIP experience with game tickets will benefit Chicago White Sox Charities (CWSC) and Amateur City Elite (ACE).

The sweepstakes provides a chance for three fans to win a pair of game tickets. Each entry starts with a $20 donation and multiple entries are permitted. In addition, fans will have the opportunity to bid on a VIP experience that features four premium game tickets, a night at Eagle Ridge Resort and Spa in Galena, Illinois, and four commemorative Field of Dreams replica jerseys for the party. Winners will be responsible for their own transportation to the game.

The sweepstakes and auction begin on Friday, July 23 at 12:00 p.m. CT and end Thursday, August 5 at 9:00 p.m. CT at whitesox.com/fieldofdreams. Winners will be notified on Friday, August 6.

MLB at Field of Dreams will be a national FOX Sports broadcast and will mark the first Major League game ever held in the State of Iowa. MLB built a ballpark adjacent to the movie site, with a potential capacity of up to 8,000 fans at the fan-favorite tourist destination. More information can be found at: https://www.mlb.com/fans/field-of-dreams.

Field of Dreams stars Kevin Costner, Ray Liotta, James Earl Jones and Amy Madigan. It was nominated for the Academy Award® for Best Picture in 1990 and was selected to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2017.The 1989 film tells the story of Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella, a husband and father who is tending to his cornfield when he hears a mysterious voice intone, “If you build it, he will come.” According to the American Film Institute (AFI), those words are the 39th top film quote of all-time. The White Sox and the Yankees are the two favorite Clubs of Ray’s father, John Kinsella, at different points of his life.