Bristol Motor Speedway is ready to make history again by hosting the first Major League Baseball game in Tennessee. The stage or racetrack in this case has been set for Saturday night for the biggest crowd ever at a regular season baseball game at the MLB Speedway Classic Bristol Motor Speedway is ready to make history again by hosting the first Major League Baseball game in Tennessee. Seeing the venue on paper is one thing. What MLB has done tucking a baseball field inside the infield of the half-mile bullring at Bristol is impressive even with a Sunoco sign can be seen in one corner.

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Rod Bruchell installs signs outside Bristol Motor Speedway, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, in Bristol, Tenn., the day before the MLB Speedway Classic baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

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In this image provided by Bristol Moto Speedway, grounds crew prepare the baseball field inside the racetrack at Bristol Motor Speedway, Thursday, July 31, 2025, in Bristol, Tenn., for the MLB Speedway Classic baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves on Aug. 2. (Earl Neikirk/Bristol Motor Speedway via AP)

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In this image provided by Bristol Moto Speedway, an Atlanta Braves, left, and Cincinnati Reds themed race cars are display at Bristol Motor Speedway, Thursday, July 31, 2025, in Bristol, Tenn., as preparations continue for the MLB Speedway Classic baseball game between the Reds and Braves on Aug. 2. (Earl Neikirk/Bristol Motor Speedway via AP