Kevin Costner is honouring his “Field of Dreams” co-star Ray Liotta, who died in May at age 67. On Thursday, Aug. 11, Major League Baseball held its annual Field of Dreams game — so called due to the game being played in a specially constructed stadium near the actual Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa, popularized by Costner’s 1989 baseball film “Field of Dreams”.
During Thursday’s game, a video was aired in which Costner paid tribute to Liotta, who played Shirtless Joe Jackson in the film. READ MORE: Ray Liotta’s Daughter Karsen Pens Heartfelt Tribute To The Late Actor: ‘You Are The Best Dad’ “Field of Dreams is about belief and those rare moments when magic becomes real.
And it doesn’t work unless Shoeless Joe is worth the wait, unless he’s special. And Ray Liotta was special,” Costner says in the video. “When Ray died back in May, I reminisced about how our batting practice moment together was not a stunt.
It was real, and it happened as you saw it,” Costner added, his voiceover narration accompanied by scenes from the movie. “I said that God gave us that stunt that night, and now God has Ray.
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