Field of Dreams Game 2022: Fathers, family and the shared love of the game

By Ben Verlander
FOX Sports MLB Analyst

DYERSVILLE, Iowa — From the day I was born, I was around the game of baseball. 

My brother, Justin, is 9 years older than I am, so I was basically born at a baseball field. I was then fortunate enough to play the game for 27 years of my life.

I owe a lot of that to my dad.

Ben Verlander’s love of baseball was instilled in him by his father, Richard.

As I’m here in Iowa, writing this quite literally…