The Tigers now have their 2027 spring-training calendar in hand, and the first stop on the itinerary is a familiar one: Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Fla., where Detroit is set to open the exhibition slate on Friday, Feb. 19, against the Philadelphia Phillies.
That’s the good news. The catch is that anyone trying to lock in travel plans may want to go the refundable route.
The schedule is out, but it could still move if the presumed lockout becomes a reality. Owners and players are headed toward what the source describes as a difficult offseason of collective-bargaining negotiations centered on a salary cap and other issues.
For now, though, the Tigers have a full spring slate, including 15 home games. The home opener comes against Philadelphia, and Detroit’s exhibition run includes a split-squad day on Feb. 26, when the Tigers are set to face Miami at home and Toronto on the road.
The schedule stretches through late March and includes a steady mix of familiar opponents. Detroit is set to host Toronto, Houston, Atlanta, Boston, Baltimore, Tampa Bay, the Yankees and Minnesota, while also making road trips to Pittsburgh, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Houston, Miami, Toronto, Atlanta, Boston, Minnesota and Tampa Bay.
Here is the full schedule:
Feb. 19: vs. Philadelphia
Feb. 20: at Pittsburgh
Feb. 21: vs. Toronto
Feb. 22: at N.Y. Yankees
Feb. 23: vs. Houston
Feb. 24: at Philadelphia
Feb. 25: vs. Atlanta
Feb. 26: vs. Miami and at Toronto (split squad)
Feb. 27: at Baltimore
Feb. 28: vs. Boston
March 2: at Houston
March 3: at Miami
March 4: vs. Philadelphia
March 5: at Toronto
March 6: vs. Pittsburgh
March 7: vs. Baltimore
March 8: at N.Y. Yankees
March 9: at Atlanta
March 10: vs. Tampa Bay
March 11: vs. N.Y. Yankees
March 12: at Philadelphia
March 13: vs. Toronto
March 14: at Minnesota
March 15: at Boston
March 16: vs. Baltimore
March 17: at Toronto
March 19: vs. Minnesota
March 20: vs. N.Y. Yankees
March 21: at Tampa Bay
March 23: at Tampa Bay
Game times and TV/radio broadcasts have not been announced yet.
The Tigers are also scheduled to open the 2027 regular season on Thursday, March 25, against the Chicago White Sox at Comerica Park in Detroit. If that date holds, it would be the earliest regular-season game the Tigers have ever played in Detroit.
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