For the first time ever, a game featuring American or National League teams will be played in Tennessee. The Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds will meet Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, one of NASCAR’s most iconic tracks. The 2025 MLB Speedway Classic will be the first game with AL/NL teams in the state of Tennessee.

“I think it will be pretty sweet. Growing up watching NASCAR races, and being able to play in the center of it is pretty cool,” Braves righty Grant Holmes told MLB.com. “There’s going to be a lot of people there. It’ll be pretty loud. Those NASCAR fans get pretty rowdy.”

The game will be played on the infield at Bristol Motor Speedway and several changes had to be made to accommodate a baseball diamond. Here’s how you can watch Saturday’s game:

2025 MLB Speedway Classic

• Date: Saturday, August 2
• Time: 7:15 p.m. ET
• Location: Bristol Motor Speedway (Bristol, Tennessee)
• Live stream: Fubo
• TV channel: FOX
• Teams: Atlanta Braves vs. Cincinnati Reds
• Probable pitchers: RHP Spencer Strider vs. RHP Chase Burns
• Odds: Braves (-172), Reds (+142), O/U 9 at FanDuel

Saturday’s game will be the final game of a three-game series for the Braves and Reds. The first two matchups occurred at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. The Reds will be the home team for the Speedway Classic.

The field of play

The baseball field is set on the Bristol Motor Speedway infield between Turns 3 and 4 of the race track. The dimensions of the field are almost symmetrical. It is 330 feet down the right and left field lines, and 400 feet to center, a little deeper to the left-center field gap (384 feet) than to right-center (375 feet).

Here’s the first look at an official MLB field inside a NASCAR track 🤯
The Speedway Classic will take place next Saturday, Aug. 2nd between the Braves and Reds MLB
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The field is Diamond Series AstroTurf, the same surface used at Rogers Centre, home of the Toronto Blue Jays. Following the game, the playing surface will be donated to East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee.

An attendance record will be broken

Bristol Motor Speedway seats 146,000 for NASCAR events. Approximately two-thirds of the facility’s seats will be used for Sunday’s game and temporary seating has been installed along the first and third baselines. Over 85,000 tickets have been sold, setting a new record for an MLB game. The previous record was 84,587 tickets for a game between Cleveland and the New York Yankees in 1954.

Unlike the intimate settings of past MLB events, this will be a grand spectacle in the massive venue at Bristol.

The teams will wear special uniforms

To pay homage to motorsports, the Braves and Reds will don unique caps and jerseys featuring race car styles. See the examples:

JUST IN: The Braves and Reds have revealed exclusive uniforms for the Speedway Classic 🏁 MLB
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Both starters have Tennessee roots

Both pitchers for Saturday’s game have connections to Tennessee. Strider attended high school in Knoxville, while Burns hails from Gallatin, with collegiate pitching experience at the University of Tennessee. Saturday’s matchup represents a significant moment for both players and their home state.