US EditionWhat Will Happen with the Turf From MLB Speedway Classic After Reds, Braves Game?
SULLIVAN COUNTY, TENNESSEE, AUG 1 – The baseball field built for the first MLB game in Tennessee will be reused by East Tennessee State University, featuring durable synthetic turf like the Toronto Blue Jays' field.
- Major League Baseball and Bristol Motor Speedway announced on Friday the turf will be donated to East Tennessee State University’s baseball program at Thomas Stadium.
- Laying gravel, crews created a baseball field at Bristol Motor Speedway for the historic MLB game, with synthetic turf installed afterward.
- The way the venue looks really is something that you can't put on paper, as Jeremiah Yolkut highlighted Friday, with the field now set to receive 124,000 square feet of AstroTurf donated by MLB.
- ETSU, an accomplished Division I program with 45 MLB draftees, benefits from MLB’s donation of 124,000 square feet of Diamond Series AstroTurf through MLB Together.
- On August 2, the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds will play at Bristol Motor Speedway at 7:15 p.m. ET on FOX, and the turf will be donated to ETSU, with Joe Pennucci saying, "We are very grateful for the new turf.
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MLB to donate the field at Bristol Motor Speedway to ETSU following the MLB Speedway Classic Presented by BuildSubmarines.com
Major League Baseball earlier today announced that following the conclusion of the MLB Speedway Classic presented by BuildSubmarines.com, the playing surface used for Saturday’s contest between the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves will be donated to East Tennessee State University. Following the regular season contest at Bristol Motor Speedway, MLB
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