With Spencer Strider starting the MLB Speedway Classic for the Braves, here's a look back at his high school career at Christian Academy of Knoxville:

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.

The MLB Speedway Classic, originally scheduled to take place on Saturday night but postponed in the first inning because of unrelenting rain, established a new record for attendance on Sunday, with the league's official box score listing 91,