This fan is building a replica of Dodger Stadium in his New England backyard

Ben Massé lives in West Springfield, Mass.

But his backyard is Chavez Ravine.

The longtime Dodgers fan is a teacher and soccer coach who, like a lot of us, found himself with time on his hands lately. But unlike most of us, Massé decided to use that time to construct a Wiffle Ball field in his backyard — one with a familiar look to baseball fans in Los Angeles.

“The idea of building a mini Dodger Stadium started as a joke,� Massé recently told Con Las Bases Llenas, “but then I did some drawing and put together a list of materials. So my father-in-law helped me with the construction and my wife helped me with the painting. Everything was done by hand, including the markers on the wall.�

Photos recently posted to social media show some of that loving detail on the outfield wall and a replica of the “Welcome to Dodger Stadium� sign.

The photos reveal the distance to the center field wall as 84 feet. The distance at the real-life stadium: 395 feet.

Massé, who told Con Las Bases Llenas he became a Dodgers fan in high school while doing a project on Jackie Robinson, said construction started in April and took about a month “working from time to time.�

He added that he hopes to continue adding to his backyard stadium, possibly adding bleachers and a concession stand, with the goal of being able to host charity Wiffle Ball tournaments.