Comerica Park is getting a new name in 2027.
Officials from Fifth Third Bank and the Detroit Tigers announced Monday afternoon that the ballpark will be renamed Fifth Third Park after Fifth Third Bancorp completed its merger with Comerica Incorporated on February 2. That merger quickly raised the obvious question about the Tigers’ naming rights, and now the answer is in: the park will carry a new name beginning in 2027.
The move keeps the Tigers’ ballpark tied to a brand already familiar around the organization. The Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens play at Fifth Third Field, and from 2000 through 2021 the Tigers’ High-A affiliate, the West Michigan Whitecaps, played at Fifth Third Ballpark in Comstock Park, Michigan, before that venue was renamed LMCU Ballpark.
The new name is about as plain as it gets, and it will take some getting used to. Fans may end up finding a nickname of their own, because “Fifth Third” does not exactly roll off the tongue.
There was also roster news around the Tigers on Monday. First baseman and former prospect Jace Jung reportedly has a locker in the clubhouse and appears set to join the team for the final week of the season. He’s on the 40-man roster, so he could take Troy Melton’s active roster spot after Melton left Sunday night’s game in Chicago with tightness in his right forearm.
Comerica Park has spent 25 years collecting Tigers memories, concert nights, and the growth of the entertainment district around it. A new name is coming, but the real story will still be written by what the Tigers do there.
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