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New York Times
02-08-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Braves and Reds set to break MLB attendance record at Bristol Motor Speedway. Here's how to watch
If the season ended right now, neither the Atlanta Braves nor the Cincinnati Reds would qualify for playoff baseball. Yet their Saturday night matchup has already sold more than 85,000 tickets and is poised to smash MLB's all-time paid attendance record for a regular-season game. Here's the catch: It's going down at an international raceway with a colossal capacity of 146,000 people. Engines are revved up for baseball's inaugural Speedway Classic. This should be a rather cool (if visually disorienting) thing to watch. Bristol Motor Speedway has been prepping for this event since 2022. Saturday marks the first regular-season MLB action in the state of Tennessee. Barring unforeseen circumstances or a mass no-show, it will also set a new all-time high at the gates. The league's previous paid attendance record of 84,587 for an in-season game was set in 1954 at Cleveland Stadium. A few unique games have topped that mark — more than 115,000 fans packed it in for a 2008 exhibition at Los Angeles Coliseum, the same venue that drew more than 92,000 for the Dodgers' home games in the 1959 World Series. With day-of walk-ins, comped tickets and staff, Saturday's showdown could indeed crack six-figure attendance. Advertisement The masses will certainly get their money's worth if Saturday is anything like Thursday's series opener. The Braves and Reds combined for 16 runs in the eighth inning of that thriller. Atlanta churned out a couple of infield hits in the top part of the frame, and knocked around four different Cincinnati pitchers to seemingly put things out of reach. Then the Reds responded with eight (!) consecutive hits of their own, including a three-run homer from newly acquired Ke'Bryan Hayes. Soon after, Spencer Steer matched that in dramatic, swaggering style: SPENCE DOES IT AGAIN!!!@spenc__er — Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) August 1, 2025 Atlanta wound up winning 12-11 in 10 innings. Friday afternoon's follow-up saw the hosts win by a final score of 3-2, but the Braves mounted a spirited late comeback that fell just short. Saturday is now a rubber-burning rubber match. Aptly, this Speedway Classic features two hard-throwing starters on the bump. ATL's Spencer Strider (5–8, 3.71 ERA) had the most strikeouts in baseball back in 2023, before a right elbow injury washed away his 2024 campaign. His four-seam is clocking in around 95.5 mph, and he's in the 90 percentile for whiff rate this season. He's matched by Cincy rookie Chase Burns, who has 10 Ks in each of his last three starts. Burns averages a blistering 98.3 mph on his fastball, with a 90.3 mph slider to complement. From The Athletic's trade deadline grades (Jim Bowden): Braves — D: 'The Braves didn't make any significant trades to improve their team for 2026 and beyond. They were unable to trade DH Marcell Ozuna, who has 10-and-5 rights, and despite the strong market for relievers, they ended up retaining Raisel Iglesias. They were able to add three veteran pitchers to help them get through the regular season and avoid rushing pitching prospects to the majors if their staff suffers even more injuries in August or September. However, it was disappointing that the Braves couldn't make any moves to begin to improve their 2026 team.' Advertisement Reds — B: 'The Reds improved their infield defense significantly with the addition of Ke'Bryan Hayes, who is in line for another Gold Glove Award, leading all third basemen with 16 Defensive Runs Saved. However, they also had to commit to his contract through 2029 at an average annual value of $7.5 million, and took on injury risk given his back issues over the years. His defense is superb, but his hitting has been brutal; he's carrying a 61 OPS+ on the season. The Reds added to their starting pitching depth, getting Zack Littell (3.58 ERA over 22 starts). They also added a power bat in outfielder Miguel Andujar, who crushes left-handed pitching and is more of a platoon-type player.' Betting/odds, ticketing and streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic. Restrictions may apply. The Athletic maintains full editorial independence. Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication. (Photo by Patrick Smith / Getty Images)
Yahoo
02-08-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
MLB announces Reds-Braves Speedway Classic set to break regular-season attendance record
MLB announced July 28 that the 2025 Speedway Classic, an upcoming game at Tennessee's Bristol Motor Speedway between the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves, is set to break MLB's regular-season attendance record with more than 85,000 tickets sold to date. The game will eclipse the previous paid attendance record of 84,587 set September 12, 1954, when Cleveland Stadium hosted the New York Yankees. Fans have purchased tickets from all 50 United States, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and nine countries on four continents, according to the announcement. MLB Speedway Classic ceremonial first pitch: Chipper Jones to Johnny Bench Hall of Famer and former Atlanta Brave Chipper Jones is scheduled to throw the ceremonial first pitch to Hall of Famer and former Cincinnati Red Johnny Bench before the first American or National League game ever played in Tennessee. MLB shared video and images of the field the Reds and Braves will play on August 2. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: MLB Speedway Classic: Reds-Braves game to break attendance record
Yahoo
02-08-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Good luck following the Reds-Braves MLB Speedway Classic action from these seats
The 2025 MLB Speedway Classic at Tennessee's Bristol Motor Speedway between the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves is set to break MLB's regular-season attendance record. The game will eclipse the previous paid attendance record of 84,587 set September 12, 1954, when Cleveland Stadium hosted the New York Yankees. Fox 19's Joe Danneman tweeted a photo from seats behind home plate - as in way behind home plate, where you may need binoculars to follow the action. The good news? Home runs have a good chance to land on the track, and Danneman reports there will be fans beyond the wall in pursuit of baseballs during batting practice. From Danneman via Twitter/X: This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: MLB Speedway Classic seats at Bristol track are way behind home plate
CBC
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Winnipeg Folk Fest sets new attendance record
The Winnipeg Folk Festival broke a new attendance record over the weekend, organizers of the annual event said Tuesday. A daily average of 15,171 paying fans attended the 2025 edition of the four-day festival at Birds Hill Provincial Park, breaking a previous record set in 2019, festival spokesperson Lee-Anne Van Buekenhout said in a statement. Single-day tickets for two out of four days also sold out, Buekenhout said. The new attendance record was set during the festival's 50th season. Several performers who appeared at the first Winnipeg Folk festival in 1974 — including Bruce Cockburn and Cathy Fink — returned to perform at the anniversary event. The festival wasn't held in 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 51st edition of the Winnipeg Folk Festival is slated for July 9 to 12, 2026.
CTV News
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
2025 Calgary Stampede galloping towards all-time attendance record
Crowds walk through the Calgary Stampede grounds with the city in the background in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, July 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh The 2025 Calgary Stampede is closing in on all-time attendance record. On Friday, 128, 304 people passed through the gates. That brought the total for this year's event to 1, 197, 610, or a little more than 280,000 short of the all-time record of 1.477, 953 set last year. Earlier this week, some Stampede goers expressed concern about overcrowding at the Coca-Cola stage on Tuesday night, when rapper Don Toliver performed. Calgary police put out messages ahead of Tuesday's Don Toliver concert that they had teams ready for the expected large crowd. Emergency crews did as well. Private operator Aaron Paramedical had an extra eight to 10 staff on that night. Tuesday was the same night that three people were stabbed on the midway. Police say the attack was between two groups of people who knew each other. The Stampede said 193,000 people attended Stampede on Tuesday. Saturday at the Stampede features the Stampede Powwow, which highlights the diversity of First Nations dancing, singing and drumming at the Saddledome. There's also plenty of live country music at Nashville North, including performances by Mariya Stokes, Chayce Beckham, Tristan Horncastle and Drew Gregory. The Coca-Cola Stage is featuring performances by a number of artists, including Lovra, Hayla, Duke Dumont and Alesso, while at the Big Four Roadhouse, Tom Morello, formerly of Rage Against the Machine, performs at 10 p.m. The Stampede ends Sunday. With files from CTV's Alesia Fieldberg
