Lauren Shehadi prepares for Netflix's Field of Dreams broadcast with Phillies and Twins
Awful Announcing • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 11, 2026, 5:00 PM
Last updated Aug 11, 2026
Lauren Shehadi will serve as the reporter for Netflix's broadcast of the Field of Dreams game on Thursday night, featuring the Philadelphia Phillies and Minnesota Twins. Set in Dyersville, Iowa, the event connects Shehadi’s long-standing relationship with baseball, which she describes as a central part of her life. Shehadi's preparation included revisiting the film Field of Dreams for insights. Her reporting will focus on storytelling rather than statistics, highlighting personal connections in baseball, including a planned discussion with Phillies GM Preston Mattingly and his father, manager Don Mattingly. This broadcast aims to combine the simplicity of baseball with engaging entertainment.
- •Shehadi prepares for the Field of Dreams game on Netflix.
- •Phillies face Twins in Dyersville, Iowa.
- •Shehadi emphasizes storytelling, not stats.
- •She plans interviews with the Mattingly family.
- •The game connects tradition with modern broadcasting.
- 5:07 PMAwful Announcing — Lauren Shehadi is bringing her own ‘Field of Dreams’ story to Netflix’s broadcast - Awful Announcing
- 5:00 PMYahoo Sports — Lauren Shehadi is bringing her own ‘Field of Dreams’ story to Netflix’s broadcast
"Ten seconds into a conversation about Thursday’s broadcast, Lauren Shehadi is already quoting James Earl Jones, and she isn’t doing it for effect. She means it literally. Baseball has been the connective tissue of her entire life — the thing that outlasted every other constant — and on Thursday night, Netflix’s broadcast of the Field…
"Lauren Shehadi previews Netflix's Field of Dreams broadcast, drawing on her own lifelong connection to baseball and the game's traditions.
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External links- Awful AnnouncingAug 11, 2026, 5:07 PMLauren Shehadi is bringing her own ‘Field of Dreams’ story to Netflix’s broadcast - Awful Announcing
Lauren Shehadi previews Netflix's Field of Dreams broadcast, drawing on her own lifelong connection to baseball and the game's traditions.
- Yahoo SportsAug 11, 2026, 5:00 PMLauren Shehadi is bringing her own ‘Field of Dreams’ story to Netflix’s broadcast
Ten seconds into a conversation about Thursday’s broadcast, Lauren Shehadi is already quoting James Earl Jones, and she isn’t doing it for effect. She means it literally. Baseball has been the connective tissue of her entire life — the thing that outlasted every other constant — and on Thursday night, Netflix’s broadcast of the Field…
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