Report: Bristol Motor Speedway officials make a deal with MLB for Braves & Reds at the track

Bristol Motor Speedway will swing for the fences to try and top the Battle at Bristol of 2016.

Reports from Jordan Bianchi and Evan Drellish of The Athletic say Speedway Motorsports and Major League Baseball have agreed to a 2025 contest at the Bristol complex with the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds. The two reported announcements from BMS are forthcoming.

The 2016 battle set the NCAA record for single-game attendance at 156,990.

🚨NEWS: Bristol Motor Speedway to host a 2025 MLB regular season game between the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds, sources tell @TheAthletic. An announcement is planned for Friday at Bristol. (w/@EvanDrellich) https://t.co/n5qVeIjrRw

— Jordan Bianchi (@Jordan_Bianchi) August 6, 2024

(IMAGE: Bristol Motor Speedway General Manager Jerry Caldwell in September 2015 to formally announce the 2016 Battle at Bristol NCAA contest. A similar plan is reportedly in place for Bristol and Major League Baseball for a 2025 game / J. Olsen, BristoL Broadcasting Co.)