{"id":22473,"date":"2025-08-06T05:22:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T09:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/rain-ruins-mlb-classic-braves-vs-reds-in-bristol-suspended\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T05:22:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T09:22:10","slug":"rain-ruins-mlb-classic-braves-vs-reds-in-bristol-suspended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nascar\/rain-ruins-mlb-classic-braves-vs-reds-in-bristol-suspended\/","title":{"rendered":"Rain Ruins MLB Classic: Braves vs Reds in Bristol Suspended"},"content":{"rendered":"The expected Major League Baseball game at Bristol Motor Speedway was marred by rain, forcing the suspension of the game between the Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds in the first inning.\n\nThe event, called Speedway Classic, which drew a record crowd for a regular season game in Tennessee, was stopped after an initial delay of more than two hours. The game will resume on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.\n\nThe opening ceremony featured baseball legends like Johnny Bench and Chipper Jones, along with NASCAR figures like Kyle Busch and Chase Elliott.\n\nThe fans, after enduring the first interruption, began to leave the venue before the game was postponed, with the Reds leading 1-0.\n\nMichael Hill, senior vice president of operations in the field of MLB, expressed optimism about an improvement in the weather forecast for the next day.\n\nThe weather conditions made the game difficult, with incidents such as TJ Friedl’s bat coming out of his hands.\n\nThis game was part of MLB’s initiative to bring baseball to unusual places, following the success of the games at the “Field of Dreams” in Iowa and other similar events.\n\nThe Reds pitcher, Andrew Abbott, showed up in Bristol wearing a NASCAR racing suit.\n\nBefore the rain interrupted the event, fans were able to enjoy a 110-foot Ferris wheel, food stalls, live music, pitching tunnels, and batting cages.\n\nIn addition, photo opportunities with the Commissioner’s Trophy and Clydesdales were offered on the circuit.\n\nThe show featured performances by Tim McGraw and Pitbull.\n\nThe players paraded in trucks around the racetrack before the ceremony.\n\nThe first delay caused changes in the Braves’ starting pitchers.\n\n
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La lluvia arruin\u00f3 una noche hist\u00f3rica en el Bristol Motor Speedway, donde miles de personas se reunieron para ver a los Braves enfrentarse a los Reds y tuvieron que soportar un retraso de 2 horas y 17 minutos antes de que el juego se suspendiera en la primera entrada. La acci\u00f3n se reanudar\u00e1 el domingo.\nJamie Squire\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nThe Braves decided not to risk Spencer Strider, who is recovering from elbow surgery, and opted for Austin Cox.\n\nThe rain stopped enough to remove the tarp and start the game.\n\nMichael Waltrip restarted the event quoting his brother Darrell: “Boogity, boogity, boogity. Let’s play baseball, boys!”\n\nAtlanta didn’t score in the first inning, and once again the rain forced a new interruption after Austin Hays drove in a run for Cincinnati.\n\nMore than 85,000 entries were sold, surpassing the previous record for paid attendance set in September 1954.\n\nHome runs of 400 feet are needed to surpass center field and 330 feet along the foul lines.\n\n

Honestly, my first thought was: I can’t believe they did all this for a single game. Being able to set all this up, prepare a playing surface, install the stands to have a good view, is incredible.<\/p>Matt Olson<\/cite><\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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