Major League Baseball is coming to Bristol Motor Speedway with the Braves and the Reds taking part in the Speedway Classic in August 2025. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and MLB commissioner Rob Manfred were on hand at “Thunder Valley” for the announcement Friday. The game will be held on Aug.
FILE - Drivers make their way around Bristol Motor Speedway during a caution period in the NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race, Sept. 15, 2023, in Bristol, Tenn. Chase Elliott talks with a crew members before a practice session for the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Friday, July 19, 2024, in Indianapolis. Ross Chastain drives his car back to the pits after an accident during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Pocono Raceway, Sunday, July 14, 2024, in Long Pond, Pa.
Bristol, located in northeastern Tennessee on the state’s border with Virginia, fits into that mission and gives those who can’t always get to a baseball game a chance to see how the game has evolved, said Jeremiah Yolkut, MLB vice president of global events.
“I never thought I’d see an infield of a NASCAR track, especially this one, knowing all these haulers are packed here like sardines,” said Jones, elected to the Hall of Fame in 2018. That might be a big ask since NASCAR is likely running that August weekend, although the schedule has yet to be announced.
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