Kevin Harvick, Chase Elliott and Chipper Jones react to MLB at Bristol
After the announcement that Bristol Motor Speedway will host an MLB game in 2025, baseball and NASCAR stars alike react to the news.
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00:00Well, I have three legends representing both sports, and first up to my right, he's a former
00:04Atlanta Braves third baseman, who's an eight-time all-star, the 1999 National League MVP and
00:10a World Series champion in 1995.
00:13He is a Hall of Famer, Chipper Jones, and to his right, yep, to his right, this is perfect
00:19for you, Chase is a Georgia native, grew up a Braves fan, 2020 NASCAR Cup Series winner.
00:26He won the all-star race here at Bristol, drives the number nine Chevrolet.
00:30For Hendrick Motorsports, that's Chase Elliott.
00:34He's the most popular driver, by the way, if I didn't mention that.
00:37And to his right, Kevin Harvick, well, what haven't you done in the sport, 2014 NASCAR
00:42Cup Series champion, 60 race wins.
00:45He's now hung up the steering wheel to join us in the broadcast booth for NASCAR on Fox.
00:50We're so happy to have you, Mr. Kevin Harvick.
00:53So, Chipper, good to see you here.
00:58Very different circumstances.
00:59We're actually standing on the diamond right now.
01:02What's your impression and your thoughts of getting to play baseball, if you ever could,
01:06right here at Bristol?
01:07You know, I never thought that I would see a baseball field on the infield of a NASCAR
01:13track, especially this one, knowing that, you know, all these haulers and whatnot are
01:17packed in here like sardines, but it's really exciting to look at, you know, we got the
01:22foul lines and whatnot.
01:24I'm a little worried about some of these lines over top, but certainly excited that the Atlanta
01:29Braves are going to be a part of this epic event.
01:32And Chase, your thoughts.
01:33I mentioned you're a big Braves fan.
01:35I mean, now that you're here, you know the history of this place, what it's meant to
01:38you and your family.
01:39What do you think about a baseball game here?
01:41Yeah, I think it's awesome, just, you know, to Bristol has always been a special place
01:46to me for that reason, being on the racing side, obviously, but just to be a Braves fan,
01:50and that's all I am.
01:52I love baseball, love watching, have gotten a chance to get to know guys like Chipper
01:56and follow the Braves closely for a number of years now, so I hope we can come and watch
02:03in person.
02:04I'm not sure what our schedule's going to be next year, but I think it's going to be
02:07a great event, and everybody's going to enjoy it, so we'll see, and like I said, I just
02:12hope I can make it, you know, selfishly.
02:14Well, good to see you here.
02:15Good luck this weekend when they race over at Richmond.
02:18And Kevin, it's totally different for you.
02:20You have so much experience around this place.
02:22You know how crazy the fans are for racing.
02:25How do you think the fans of baseball will embrace this?
02:27Well, the part that I'm the most excited about is I've seen what they've done for a football
02:31game here, and to see Bristol Motors Speedway full, and I think for a baseball game, I think
02:37will be great, but the thing that I think this puts into perspective is just the size
02:42of all these facilities.
02:43We always, we heard Chipper talk about what it looks like with everything in the infield,
02:47but when you take everything out, I think people are actually shocked to see the size
02:50of a racetrack that we would call a short track.
02:53Now we're going to put a baseball field in the infield here, so I'm looking forward to
02:57it.
02:58I do have some choices, so I'm going to come watch, Chase.
03:00That's the great part about the retired life.
03:02We can make some decisions pretty early, but great event.
03:06Looking forward to coming and being a part of the event.
03:10Great to have all three of you here, so we'll see you right here in a year from now.
03:14Hopefully you'll be racing.
03:15Hopefully you're here as well.