Located in downtown Detroit, Michigan, Comerica Park has a feel of an amusement park with the ballpark right in the center. It features a tiger carousel, a Ferris wheel (picture being inside a baseball), and a water feature in centerfield (choreographed to music).There are no upper deck seats, so you have a clear view of Detroit’s skyline from your seat.
When I visited this ballpark in 2016, I was impressed by the 15 ft tiger in the front entrance. The stadium has 40 tigers: 31 tiger heads, 7 tigers at gates A and B, and 2 on the scoreboard. The Tiger motif is used everywhere. There is no doubt that you are in Tiger country.
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Detroit Tigers have won the World Series 4 times (1935, 1945, 1968, 1984) and have captured the American League pennant 11 times. The great Tiger players (eg. Ty Cobb, Hank Greenberg, Al Kaline) are remembered along the concourse. Because they play in the American League Central division, they compete against the Twins, Guardians, White Sox, and Royals. Established in 1894, the Detroit Tigers are the oldest continuous one name, one city franchise in the American League.
In 2022, Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tiger from Venezuela, became the 3rd player in history with a career batting ave above .300, 500 home runs, and 3,000 hits, joining the likes of Hank Aaron and Willie Mays. This past month, Miguel “Miggy” Cabrera is doing his final tour as a Detroit Tiger and has hit 511 home runs (3,170 hits) through Sept 24, 2023. He will retire after 2023 season, but he plans to continue working with Tigers organization. He spent 5 yrs with Florida Marlins (won World Series championship as a rookie); the rest of his career since 2008 has been with Detroit Tigers. I like seeing the crowds of people fight to see him as he makes his last days as a baseball player memorable.
The Tigers are in the building mode currently as of 2023, but I give them props for having a pretty stadium for baseball fans to visit.
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