Former Tennessee baseball pitcher Chase Burns is the projected starting pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds against the Atlanta Braves in the MLB Speedway Classic at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Burns is 0-3 with a 6.26 ERA since rapidly ascending to the major leagues with the Reds, who picked him No. 2 overall in the 2024 MLB Draft. He has 45 strikeouts in 27u2153 innings. He has struck out at least 10 in three straight starts entering the historic game at Bristol on Aug. 2 (7:15 p.m. ET, FOX).