Watch: Reds and Braves ride around Bristol Motor Speedway track for player introductions
The speedway's official Twitter/X account tweeted video of the player introductions. MLB's official account tweeted video of a NASCAR pit crew assisting with intros.
Reds All-Star pitcher Andrew Abbott was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, about 200 miles from Bristol.
He wore what many considered the best pre-MLB Speedway Classic gear with a Miller High Life Light uniform Rusty Wallace wore.
A report from @nascarman via Twitter/X indicated that the uniform, which Abbott said he bought on eBay, was from three races in late 2005 in which Wallace drove a Dodge Charger in the Busch Series.
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