The field is made of a rubberized surface so that even if they are in wheelchairs, people with disabilities can play in a baseball game. Kim Nuxhall said the field is 95 percent complete, with a grand opening and the first official game play scheduled for July 28.
“It’s not what’s being built, it’s how it’s being built,” Kim Nuxhall said. “It’s an overwhelming thing. It speaks to the power of what friendships and relationships can do. It’s the power of unconditional giving.”
It was an emotional occasion, not only for the venue itself, but because Sunday was the 68th anniversary of when Nuxhall pitched his first game for the Cincinnati Reds at the age of 15 — the youngest ever to pitch in a major league game.
The Reds’ Chief Operating Officer, Phillip Castellini, said, “We probably had the least to do with this miracle out here, besides being cheerleaders, like many in the audience tonight ... this is a just magical place that has been built.”
Kim Nuxhall thanked the many companies that donated their services to the tune of $2.1 million.
The field was also dedicated to Taylor Prazynski, a Fairfield native and marine who was killed in action in 2005.
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