Overview

• The Braves and Reds became the first MLB teams to play a regular-season game in Tennessee on a track-turned diamond inside Bristol Motor Speedway.
• Organizers installed an AstroTurf baseball diamond with 330-foot foul lines, a 400-foot center field and temporary infield seating under the speedway’s high banks.
• A pre-game concert headlined by Tim McGraw alongside Pitbull and Jake Owen opened the event, which also featured a Navy jet flyover and ceremonial pitches by Chipper Jones and Johnny Bench.
• Both teams donned NASCAR-themed jerseys, hats and helmets featuring checkered flags, flames and stylized, car-inspired numbers.
• NHL executives toured the speedway to assess sightlines for potential outdoor hockey games as Speedway Motorsports eyes broader cross-sport programming.