"Big crowd, big crowd," Rob Manfred said of the turnout he is expecting when the Reds host the Braves at Bristol Motor Speedway on Aug. 2 -- part of the commissioner's push to take MLB to locations where baseball isn't played every day live.

One of the major themes during the Sports Business Journal World Congress of Sports held this week in Nashville was let’s play ball in Tennessee. Specifically, let’s play ball at Bristol, baby! MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred participated on a panel in the popular sports conference and also fielded questions from media members during an availability on - Speedway Digest Staff - April 23,

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Major League Baseball has played at the “Field of Dreams” movie site. Now baseball is eager to see just how big a crowd will show up for a game at a NASCAR bullring of a track. And Bristol Motor Speedway can hold a lot of people.