DETROIT TIGERS FANS ENCOURAGED TO ENTER COMERICA PARK EARLY ON OPENING DAY

There’s a lot of Opening Week festivities at Comerica Park begin Friday, April 8 and the Detroit Tigers continue to offer fans Detroit’s No. 1 sports value with an enhanced gameday experience during the 2016 campaign, which marks the Tigers’ 17th season at Comerica Park. The Tigers have numerous new additions for fans to enjoy in 2016, including new concession items, merchandise and promotions.

The Tigers five-game homestand to open the season begins when they play host to the New York Yankees on April 8 and 9 at 1:10 p.m. and April 10 at 8:10 p.m. and then welcome the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 11 and 12 at 1:10 p.m.

COMERICA PARK GATES OPEN TWO HOURS PRIOR TO FIRST PITCH ON OPENING DAY

• Gates to Comerica Park will open two hours prior to first pitch on Opening Day and an hour and a half prior to all home games following April 8. Suites and hospitality spaces will be available for entrance two hours prior to the start of games at Comerica Park.
• Fans are encouraged to enter the ballpark earlier on Opening Day to help alleviate delays.
• Upon entering Comerica Park, fans will be required to walk through metal detectors and have their bags searched per the policy of Major League Baseball, the Detroit Tigers and Comerica Park.

KIDS OPENING DAY – SUNDAY, APRIL 24

•  All kids 14-and-under will receive a Tigers Team Baseball Card Set, courtesy of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.
• Twenty-one winning entries will be selected from an Essay Contest with each winner receiving four complimentary game tickets, as well as a special, honorary opportunity to participate in “Kids Opening Day.”
• Free rides on the Comerica Bank Carousel and the Fly Ball Ferris Wheel, courtesy of Kroger.

Check out the Tigers promotional schedule HERE