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Cincinnati Reds Make it Official: Will Play Atlanta Braves on August 2 at Bristol Motor Speedway
Renderings for the Major League Baseball game are displayed at Bristol Motor Speedway during a press conference announcing the event in Bristol, TN on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. The Braves and Reds will play in 2025. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK

It's official. The Reds will play the Braves at Bristol Motor Speedway on Aug. 2, 2025.

The MLB Speedway Classic will air nationally on FOX at 7 p.m. ET

 It will mark the first American or National League game ever played in Tennessee, which will become the fifth different state across the country since 2016 to host an MLB game that will be a first-time American or National League contest.

A baseball diamond ready for a Major League game will be built across the famed Bristol track at one of the largest standalone sporting venues in the nation. 

Check out the Reds' announcement below:

This article first appeared on Cincinnati Reds on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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