Ohio dad builds baseball field in backyard for 5-year-old son

July 9, 2019: Now this is a true love for baseball. We met a dad in Brookfield, Ohio, who made his 5-year-old son's dreams come true by building a baseball field in their own backyard.

[@thomash.l.9382]

his kid better be the greatest infielder in that state.

[@ThatSportsGuy6468]

Definitely

[@4dr1ann]

I heard he stopped playing baseball, and is now gay

[@thomash.l.9382]

@@4dr1ann lmao

[@4dr1ann]

@@thomash.l.9382 lmao

[@BigRevenge]

Lol

[@dillonboshell3810]

He is a good Dad

[@blakewissing9843]

IKR

[@MrRover30]

Is he? 30k is college money!! Let’s see in 13 yrs where his son is?!

[@redsonja84]

@@MrRover30 He'll be in college.

[@ian5780]

Now he's a good dad with a broken window

[@jerardofierros2433]

y have it aimed at his house?

[@peterduro7950]

Because it’s in his yard and he can’t have it aimed towards the street, think before you comment idiot

[@Live4beatss]

Peter 888 you didnt have to get mad

[@peterduro7950]

No one is going to be hitting as hard as they can, just light hits that have no chance of hitting a window and I’m not mad I’m just stating a fact

[@BKSOFINE]

Peter 888 how but stop being an asshole

[@masonavant3589]

@@BKSOFINE buddy go to school you can’t even put a sentence together without a typo

[@charlesmcglinchy1169]

That is so cool. Way to go DAD! Showing my 8 year old - he will love this!!!

[@Down4dhunt]

Great Dad! I hope the field is still going and your son has busted out a few windows on the house! 😊 ❤

[@simpleagain1]

Damn! How fuckin cool is that? My man wins Dad of the year vote in my book!!

[@LordPotato690]

Imagine the dad coaches and he hold practices in his backyard lol

[@anime4lifeladodgersdontlea8]

Man if I had this when I was little

[@LeethalThrows]

He will have to stop playing when his son is about 10 hitting it at the houses

[@jacksbee8809]

Wiffle Ball?

[@FirstNameLastName-se8px]

I had a baseball field in my yard while growing up as well

[@cosmodeepsky6558]

In like five years he’s gonna be board of baseball

[@bluestar9463]

But maybe he'll be a champion speller - Like being able to spell "BORED".

[@Live4beatss]

Kids gonna break windows too

[@JAGhost1502]

That gray house is probably gonna have to frequently replace those windows

[@TheSBleeder]

Shoeless Joe Jackson is going to wreak havoc on those houses.

[@tracecunningham3158]

He’s gotta worry about his windows when his son gets older

[@turf8824]

i build baseball fields. There is absolutely no way he spent 30 k.

[@rossheadley8565]

Way less?

[@turf8824]

@@rossheadley8565 absolutely. Unless there is a professional drainage system beneath 16 inches of sand, stone and infield mix lol lol It cost a bit over a thousand dollars for a little league infield going 4 inches below the soil surface.

[@rossheadley8565]

@@turf8824 I'm about to do one this spring. Clay seems expensive and the mound

[@jasonkidd4066]

Turf88 Include in the $30k is the tree removal, re-grading the yard to remove a hill, building a retaining wall, and then the infield mix. The infield mix with installation itself was $15k. We had to move in January for unrelated reasons but plan to build another one at the new house. I’d be glad to have you join us for the build, or even a weekend of wiiffle when it’s complete.

[@turf8824]

@@jasonkidd4066 you definitely got ripped off my friend. infield mix and warning track mix on a professional field isn't even 15k lol

[@shawnson1764]

Lets go ohio got it good

[@ianbuxks8510]

bro i wish my parents werent dirt poor so i could actually pratice

[@marcdiaz1645]

Bro got to flex your skills

[@perkm0]

Hay I live in Ohio I would love to come here

[@devlinjointz4754]

30k?!?! how??

[@NappyvomitPoki]

Cute air pods

[@itsurboidonnie]

the ultimate wiffleball field bruh

[@controlcontrol1829]

I live the game 😁 too

[@avproductions5184]

Anyone else see the blue house in the background? Lol

[@360nash]

How was this 30k????

[@seanandliv6588]

It’s incredible but how much would that be worth? (If you know)

[@bendaaa69]

@@seanandliv6588 probably like 5k no way its 30

[@joeycosta2512]

Son quits a month later:

[@lloydfoster4650]

This is where I will be between 1400 hours until 1600 hours or more depending on the WORK SCHEDULE

[@TREEHUGGAH1]

play ball fellas

[@okaytoaster96]

If you build it, he might come

[@thomash.l.9382]

his son tears his acl on the stone wall in center.

[@3gue]

How do you spend 30k on red clay?

[@Dsorg28]

Awesome idea but you cant even hit on it!

[@bluestar9463]

Look up the address on Google Earth and tell us how the neighbors will feel in about 2 years....

[@matr1x83]

That’s paint, dirt and equipment? Why on earth would this cost 30k for even the up keep added ? Smh

[@Bnoise22]

Im not seeing the 30 thousand dollars

[@williamo8494]

I know him

[@cliftwingclifton1401]

That would be so much fun for wiffle ball

[@cj32pull2]

I have no idea who that is 👏 😂 💀

[@biged680]

when i heard him say jason kidd tho…

[@ethanmorrow9848]

Only in ohio

[@bluestar9463]

Hate be a "Debbie Downer" here, but what about those fouls into the street and the outfield balls into the houses, not to mention the field size being too small in a couple years....

[@zaprr]

first of all the kid was 5 so he wasn’t hitting houses and you just don’t hit when a cars going by. i would imagine it’s not on a very busy street

[@Jacob-kl8dd]

Who lives in (440)lake county

[@Goombario37]

time to play fortnite