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The Cedar Rapids Kernels and Quad Cities River Bandits play the first Minor League Baseball game at the Field of Dreams near Dyersville on Tuesday night. Follow along with our live updates and information about how to watch on TV and streaming.

The Cedar Rapids Kernels and Quad Cities River Bandits play Tuesday night, the first minor league game ever at the Field of Dreams near Dyersville. Players, even those who have never seen the movie, are excited about this opportunity.

Verne Daugherty has been an usher for Cedar Rapids Kernels home games since 1990. The 85-year-old Cedar Rapids man also helps at University of Iowa athletics events.

Cedar Rapids Kernels relief pitcher Bradley Hanner had a very difficult time throwing strikes last season in low-Class A ball. But he has moved up to high-A in 2022 and put together a nice season.

Tuesday’s first-ever minor-league baseball game at the Field of Dreams movie site near Dyersville will be close to sold out, if not sold out. The Cedar Rapids Kernels take on the Quad Cities River Bandits in a Midwest League affair.

The Cedar Rapids Kernels have employed a six-man starting pitching rotation this Midwest League baseball season. Five of those six guys are different from the start of the season.

Photos from the Cedar Rapids Kernels’ 9-5 loss to the Beloit Sky Carp.

Pitchers Cade Povich and Sawyer Gipson-Long and infielder Christian Encarnacion-Strand played for the 2022 Cedar Rapids Kernels, with Povich still on the active roster. All three were a part of trades that sent them Tuesday to other MLB organizations.

Pitcher David Festa has had a breakthrough minor league season, dominating at low-A Fort Myers and with the Cedar Rapids Kernels. He had a rare poor performance Sunday in a loss to Peoria but still made it memorable by picking off three straight guys at first base.

Cedar Rapids Prairie grad, former Kirkwood Community College and now former University of Louisville outfielder Levi Usher has signed a contract with the Kansas City Royals, after being picked by them Monday in the 10th round of the MLB Draft.

Third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand had an unreal start to the 2022 Midwest League season. After a bit of a lull, he his producing big offensive numbers again.

Catcher Pat Winkel spent the first six weeks of the minor league baseball season on the injured list with a back problem. Since being activated, he has hits in 16 of his 21 games with the Cedar Rapids Kernels, including three multi-hit games in July.

Four members of the Cedar Rapids Kernels are on the injured list with COVID-19, another two on IL with concussion and hamstring injury. Those absences have contributed to slow start to Midwest League’s second half.

Tickets for the August 9 Midwest League baseball game between the Cedar Rapids Kernels and Quad Cities River Bandits at the Field of Dreams movie site near Dyersville go on sale to residents of Iowa and Illinois on Saturday morning. They are $85 for a box seat and $65 for a bleacher seat.

There are a low percentage of African-Americans playing the game of baseball professionally, and an even lower percentage playing Division I college ball. Cedar Rapids Kernels Black players hope those numbers will increase.