MLB's first game at the Field of Dreams movie site in four years in Dyersville, Iowa, averaged 1.66 million viewers on Netflix on Thursday night, according to Nielsen. The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Minnesota Twins 7-1 on two home runs by Kyle Schwarber.

This was the first year that Netflix has carried one of MLB's special event games. According to Nielsen, the average median age was 46, the youngest for an MLB special event game.

Last year's Speedway Classic in Bristol, Tennessee, between the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds averaged 1.6 million viewers on Fox. The 2024 game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, between the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals averaged 2.5 million on Fox.