The Reds, the Braves, and Major League Baseball all hoped the weather would cooperate on Saturday night at the first-ever Speedway Classic. It did not. The game was about to kick off when rain started coming down as hard as it had all day.

The famed racetrack has been converted to host baseball for the showcase. Over 85,000 fans were expected on hand for the first-of-its-kind event. MLB's previous attendance record was 84,587 fans at a 1954 game in Cleveland featuring the New York Yankees.