CLEVELAND, Ohio — Major League Baseball is trading the crack of the bat for the roar of engines – at least for one weekend. The innovative MLB Speedway Classic between the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves represents MLB’s boldest attempt yet to expand its footprint by literally building a baseball diamond in the infield of a NASCAR track.

“They’ve built a whole ballpark,” explained cleveland.com Guardians beat reporter Joe Noga on the latest Cleveland Baseball Talk Podcast . “They’re playing a major league game on a NASCAR track with more fans than ever watching a baseball game in one place in recorded history.”

The game airs at 7:15 p.m. Saturday on FOX.

This isn’t MLB’s first venture into unconventional venues. From the Field of Dreams game in an Iowa cornfield to the Little Leagu

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