One week out from the Speedway Classic between the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds, MLB has unveiled the first look at the baseball field that will be used.

Two historic franchises gear up for a primetime clash at Fenway Park on Saturday night, as the Los Angeles Dodgers get set to take on the Boston Red Sox in the second game of a three-game weekend series. These two teams opened up their weekend set on Friday night.

Major League Baseball is bringing the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds to Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee next month for a historic baseball experience.

Their lead in the NL Central grew to 6 ½ games on June 17. They haven't even been playing poorly lately -- they are still on pace to win 97 games -- but the lead has dwindled. In fact, the Cubs and Brewers are tied for first place.

Rock and roll legend Ozzy Osbourne died Tuesday at age 76, setting off a wave of memories and mourning throughout the world. Osbourne had suffered from Parkinson's disease since 2020 that severely limited or took away his mobility.

Adam Ottavino isn't pitching at the moment, but the longtime reliever is still keeping his head in the game by dishing out MLB analysis and commentary on YouTube. Ottavino's "Baseball and Coffee" live-stream show debuted earlier this month,

Reese Chapman is returning to Tennessee after he wasn't picked in MLB Draft. He has played in 129 games at UT, hitting .273 with 22 homers, 91 RBIs.

The league has opened offices in India and launched youth programs to grow the sport in the cricket-loving nation of 1.4 billion people.

The MLB Speedway Classic at the iconic Bristol Motor Speedway is fast approaching (see what we did there?) on Saturday, Aug. 2. It features the Reds and Braves in a regular-season game on the famed NASCAR track.