The MLB Speedway Classic is an upcoming Major League Baseball (MLB) specialty game to be played between the Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds on August 2, 2025. The game will be played in the infield of Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, the home of a 146,000 seat NASCAR racetrack. This will be the first regular-season Major League Baseball (MLB) game played in the state of Tennessee.
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| Date | August 2, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Bristol Motor Speedway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Bristol, Tennessee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Attendance | 100,000 (expected) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time of game | 7:00 EDT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | Fox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Joe Davis (play-by-play) John Smoltz (analyst) Ken Rosenthal (reporter) Tom Verducci (reporter) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
It may be possible that the game may set a new all-time attendance record. Which currently stands at 115,300 people for a preseason game between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers which was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on March 29, 2008 with an attendance of over 100,000 people being expected for the game and the Battle at Bristol having an attendence of 156,990.[1]
Background
editOn August 6, 2024, reports surfaced that the Braves and Reds would play a game at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2025. Three days later, on August 9, MLB revealed the game would be happening, under the name, Speedway Classic '25.[2][3]
See also
edit- Battle at Bristol, a college football game held at the same venue.
References
edit- ^ X; Instagram; Email; Facebook (March 30, 2008). "Baseball from another dimension". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has generic name (help) - ^ Leach, Matthew (August 9, 2024). "MLB Speedway Classic '25 coming to historic Bristol". MLB.com. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ Pockrass, Bob (August 9, 2024). "Bristol to host 2025 'MLB Speedway Classic' featuring Braves, Reds". Fox Sports. Retrieved August 9, 2024.