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Bristol Motor Speedway will host a regular season Major League Baseball (MLB) game between the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds in August 2025. Coined the ‘MLB Speedway Classic at Bristol, …
Bristol Motor Speedway will host a regular season Major League Baseball (MLB) game between the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds in August 2025. Coined the ‘MLB Speedway Classic at Bristol, officials from Major League Baseball, Speedway Motorsports, and Tennessee Governor Bill Lee were on hand for the announcement on Friday morning at the racetrack. It will be the first National League/American League game ever played in Tennessee. Fox Sports will be the broadcast partner while the game will be considered a Cincinnati Reds home game. The infield of the half-mile racetrack will be converted to a baseball diamond to host the teams on Saturday, Aug. 2. Bristol Motor Speedway has experience hosting non-NASCAR events, including the “Battle at Bristol” featuring a college football game with a record 156,990 fans in 2016. MLB has a history of taking its events to different venues, such as the “MLB at Fields of Dreams” game next to the movie location and a game at Rickwood Field earlier this year. Ticketholders for 2024-2025 at Bristol Motor Speedway and season ticket members of the Braves and Reds will have pre-sale access on September 16, with general public sales starting in early December.
