Overview

• More than 85,000 tickets have been sold ahead of tonight’s 7:15 p.m. ET first pitch on FOX, establishing a new MLB single-game paid attendance record
• Bristol’s infield has been converted into a regulation diamond surfaced with AstroTurf, featuring 330-foot foul lines and a 400-foot center-field wall
• Players from the Braves and Reds will don NASCAR-inspired jerseys, hats and helmets adorned with flames, checkered-flag motifs and race-style number designs
• Tennessee natives Spencer Strider of the Braves and Chase Burns of the Reds will start on the mound in the state’s first MLB regular-season game
• Pregame festivities feature concerts headlined by Tim McGraw, Pitbull and Jake Owen along with an exhibit displaying the Commissioner’s Trophy and interactive fan-zone attractions