BRISTOL, Tenn. — The Atlanta Braves will play a game next year at a NASCAR track, Major League Baseball announced on Friday.
The Braves will play the Cincinnati Reds at Tennessee's Bristol Motor Speedway. The date and time of the game was announced for Saturday, August 2, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET.
The game will be called the MLB Speedway Classic.
A press release said the baseball field would be built "across the famed racetrack;" exact specifics of how the field will be built weren't available. MLB provided a rendering of what the field will look like set up in the track's infield, which you can see at the top of this story.
MLB said regarding tickets: "Pre-sales for the Speedway Classic will begin this September and will include early access purchase opportunities for Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds Season Ticket Members as well as Bristol Motor Speedway racing ticketholders. The public ticket offering is expected this December."
Derek Schiller, the Braves president and CEO, said in a statement it was an "honor" for the Braves to be participating in the game.
"Bristol Motor Speedway is sure to offer one of the most exciting and memorable experiences in our game’s history," Schiller said. "We look forward to seeing tens of thousands of fans from across Braves Country gather in Bristol next August to cheer on our team in this iconic venue.”
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred added in a statement that the NASCAR track would provide a "unique setting that sports fans will remember forever."
