Reds-Braves in MLB Speedway Classic at Bristol to set record; look at the converted track

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRC) – Saturday’s MLB Speedway Classic will break the all-time regular season single-game attendance record.

With more than 85,000 tickets sold, the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Atlanta Braves will be the first American or National League game ever played in Tennessee, with the two starting pitchers from the state — Atlanta’s Spencer Strider and Cincinnati’s Chase Burns.

The event will surpass the previous record of 84,587, set on September 12, 1954, when Cleveland Stadium hosted the New York Yankees.

Fans have purchased tickets from all 50 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and nine countries across four continents.