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

By the time the main construction was completed, Kidd had spent approximately $30,000 (Screengrab: Youtube/WSLS 10 News) An Ohio father spent nearly two years and around $30,000 building a baseball field in his backyard after his five-year-old son asked whether they could have one at home.Jason Kidd, who lived in Brookfield, transformed part of his property into a playing field, with regulation bases, a raised pitcher's mound, professional-grade infield clay and foul lines that he painted himself. The project that involved extensive land preparation, eventually attracted complaints from some neighbours, WSLS 10 News reported in 2019.Kidd's son was playing with a T-ball set when he made the request, which his father initially dismissed. But the idea stayed with Kidd, who began considering whether the family had enough space for a baseball field.The father, who owned a small aircraft management business, eventually started measuring his backyard. The property was not immediately suitable for a playing field and needed a lot of preparation.By the time the main construction was completed, Kidd had spent approximately $30,000. Although the amount was considerable, he said it was close t...