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Play ball, take 2: The MLB Speedway Classic resumes at Bristol after rain suspension

A record crowd for a regular-season Major League Baseball game got to see all the pomp and pageantry with the MLB Speedway ...

White goes deep twice as the Braves beat the Reds in rain-delayed MLB Speedway Classic at Bristol

Eli White hit a three-run homer and a solo shot, helping the Atlanta Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 in the rain-delayed ...

Despite rain, Bristol expands outreach with MLB Speedway Classic

When Larry Carrier opened what would become Bristol Motor Speedway in 1961, this image never crossed his mind: an MLB player ...

History delayed by rain! The MLB Speedway Classic at Bristol suspended for Braves and Reds

The MLB Speedway Classic has been suspended by rain. The Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds started the first MLB ...

Braves outlast Reds, weather to win MLB Speedway Classic at Bristol

In MLB's first-ever game played at a NASCAR track, Eli White hit a pair of home runs to lead Atlanta over Cincinnati at Bristol Motor Speedway.

John Smoltz: Bristol Motor Speedway rain debacle hurts Reds much more than Braves

John Smoltz: "Terry (Francona) is not gonna be really happy at all. And he's gonna just talk about how he's gonna lose his young man as a starter." ...

Baseball fans brave rain for historic MLB Speedway Classic at Bristol

BRISTOL, TN (WCYB) — Baseball fans gathered at the Bristol Motor Speedway for the first-ever MLB Speedway Classic, undeterred by rain that forced the league to suspend play early in the first inning ...