The Cincinnati Reds (53-50), now at two games back of the third National League Wild Card spot entering play of July 25, haven't made a move yet. It remains to be seen if and how the Reds might involve themselves in the trade-deadline activity.

Workers have some finishing touches to put on the field inside the racetrack at Bristol Motor Speedway, where officials are expecting a record crowd to watch the Cincinnati Reds play the Atlanta Braves in the MLB Speedway Classic next Saturday.

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Scott Barlow (58) throws a pitch in the sixth inning of a MLB game between the Cincinnati Reds and Colorado Rockies, Sunday, July 13, 2025, at Great American Ball Park in Downtown Cincinnati. Reds won 4-2. / Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

We've got our first look at the backdrop for next weekend's highly anticipated MLB Speedway Classic between the Braves and Reds.

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.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/reds as MLB Insider Lists Cincinnati Reds as Possible Suitor for National League Slugger . After losing a series to the Washington Nationals earlier in the week, the Reds are 53-50 and sit 2 1/2 games out of the third and final National League Wild Card spot.

The Cincinnati Reds and the Atlanta Braves are set to square off in a regular season baseball game unlike any other.

The Reds will face the Braves on August 2nd, in the Speedway Classic, as the two teams take the field at one of NASCAR's most famous tracks.

After dropping a series to the American League-worst Chicago White Sox, the Tampa Bay Rays (53-50) will go into their road series against the Cincinnati Reds (5