{
  "id": 15369766,
  "title": "Ohio dad builds $30K backyard baseball field for son",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/ohio-dad-builds-30k-backyard-baseball-field-for-son",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-18T06:05:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "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"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}