Major League Baseball continues its innovative showcase series by transforming a NASCAR track into a ballpark and potentially setting attendance records.

Fans of the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds have descended on Bristol as excitement builds for the MLB Speedway Classic. The first Major League Baseball game ever played in Tennessee will take place Saturday night in Bristol Motor Speedway,

The MLB Speedway Classic will be played in Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn. Known as "The Last Great Colosseum," the venue first opened in 1961 and has been holding NASCAR races for decades.