Bristol, TN

Bristol is located in the north-eastern corner of Tennessee, right on the border with the state of Virginia, where it joins the city of Bristol, VA. Most of the teams listed below have played on the Virginia side of the border.

In August 2024, Major League Baseball announced that a major league game would be played in Bristol the following season on a temporary field erected in the infield of its famed NASCAR Speedway. The game, to be held on August 2, 2025 and will be called the "MLB Speedway Classic".

Teams that have played here

• Bristol Boosters, Appalachian League (1911-1913)
• Bristol State Liners, Appalachian League (1921-1925)
• Bristol Twins, Appalachian League (1940-1955)
• Bristol Tigers, Appalachian League (1969-1994)
• Bristol White Sox, Appalachian League (1995-2013)
• Bristol Pirates, Appalachian League (2014-2019)
• Bristol State Liners, Appalachian League (summer collegiate) (2021-present)

Persons who were born here

• Scotty Barr, outfielder
• Morten Clark, infielder
• Samuel Dewitt, infielder
• Lew Flick, outfielder
• Jimmy Gobble, pitcher
• Justin Grimm, pitcher
• Eric McQueen, minor league catcher
• Hunter Stratton, pitcher
• Denny Wagner, minor league pitcher

Persons who died here

• Chauncey DeVault, minor league executive
• Frank Walker, outfielder

Educational institutions located here

• Bristol University
• King University

Further Reading

• Matthew Leach: "MLB Speedway Classic '25 coming to historic Bristol", mlb.com, August 8, 2024. [1]