Bristol Motor Speedway, one of NASCAR’s most iconic tracks, will host a regular season MLB game between the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds in 2025, multiple sources briefed on the plans told The Athletic on Tuesday.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and Speedway Motorsports CEO Marcus Smith, whose family has long owned and operated Bristol, are set to make an announcement at the track in Tennessee on Friday. MLB declined comment.
Bristol hosts two wildly popular NASCAR race weekends annually at its half-mile oval, which has a seating capacity approaching 150,000. The track hosting an MLB game...