# 5-year-old asks for a baseball field, Ohio dad spends $30,000 building one in backyard

- Source: Times of India
- Published: 2026-10-18T06:05:18+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/an-ohio-boy-asked-his-dad-for-a-baseball-field-in-their-backyard-two-years-and-about-30000-later-the-family-had-its-own-diamond-with-infield-clay-regulation-bases-a-raised-mound-and-hand-painted-foul-lines/articleshow/135024302.cms
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An Ohio father spent nearly two years and around $30,000 building a baseball field in his backyard after his five-year-old son requested one. Jason Kidd transformed his property into a playing field with professional-grade clay, regulation bases and a raised pitcher's mound. Despite complaints from neighbours and unfinished additions, Kidd said the project was about spending time with his son and

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