Opening Day Block Party / Opening Weekend
vs St. Louis Cardinals · Apr 3
DETROIT TIGERS
Comerica Park
Detroit, MIEst. 200041,083 seatsMLB
The park where tigers prowl the outfield scoreboard, a Ferris wheel and merry-go-round operate in left field.
PHOTO: Ngooding1 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Architecture & History
Comerica Park opened in 2000, replacing Tiger Stadium. Located in downtown Detroit's Foxtown district, it features elaborate tiger sculptures and a Ferris wheel in the outfield.
Build specs
- OPENED
- April 11, 2000
- ARCHITECT
- HOK Sport (now Populous)
- COST
- $300M
Statues & Exterior
STATUES & MONUMENTS
Al Kaline Statue
Mr. Tiger
Left Field
Bronze of Kaline swinging. One of six tiger statues ringing the exterior.
EXTERIOR FEATURES
Ferris Wheel & Carousel
Outfield
A 50-foot Ferris wheel with baseball-shaped cars and a hand-painted carousel with 30 tigers.
Tiger Sculptures
Main Entrance
Two massive prowling tigers flank the main gate, with glowing eyes at night.
Names & History
2000–present
Comerica Park
Named for Comerica Bank. Replaced Tiger Stadium (1912-1999).
Also known as
CoPa
The Food
MUST TRY
Detroit Coney Dog
Natural-casing beef frank with beanless meat chili, mustard, and white onion. The Detroit Coney Dog.
SIGNATURE
Detroit Coney Dog
Multiple stands
Natural-casing beef frank with beanless meat chili, mustard, and white onion.
LOCAL
Buddy's Detroit-Style Pizza
Buddy's stand
Thick, square, crispy-bottomed Detroit-style pizza. A Motor City original.
The Beer
MI CraftLocal Only
Bell's Two Hearted Ale
Bell's Brewery
Voted America's best beer multiple times. Available throughout Comerica Park.
Sun & Weather Guide
Day Games (1:10 PM)SUN
Sections 101-120, Right Field
Right field side faces west and gets strong Detroit afternoon sun.
Day Games (1:10 PM)MIXED
Sections 321-340, Upper Third Base
Third base upper deck offers shade from mid-game onward.
Evening Games (7:10 PM)MIXED
All Sections
Tiger sculptures cast long shadows by first pitch.
Insider Tips
01
The One Thing
Eat a Coney Dog from American Coney Island's stand. Two Coney Dogs — natural-casing beef frank, beanless meat chili, yellow mustard, diced white onion. American Coney Island has been on Lafayette Street since 1917.
02
The Detroit Style Pizza
Buddy's Detroit-style pizza — thick, square, cheese-caramelised edge crust — is the other mandatory Comerica food. Buddy's invented the style in 1946.
03
The Tiger Plaza Walk
Arrive early to walk the main entrance Tiger Plaza and look at each bronze statue — Ty Cobb, Hank Greenberg, Charlie Gehringer, Al Kaline, and Willie Horton.
04
Bell's Two Hearted Ale
Bell's Two Hearted Ale at the Brew Detroit Tap Room. Voted best beer in America multiple times. Made in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
05
Parking Reality
The QLine streetcar runs along Woodward Avenue. Multiple parking garages available. The post-game Midtown restaurant district is the best in the AL Central.
06
Best Value Seat
Upper deck sections 330–347 along the first base line. The deep center field (420 ft) is appreciated from elevation and tiger scoreboard statues are in sightline.
2026 Promotions at Comerica Park
Gate Giveaway – Opening Weekend
vs St. Louis Cardinals · Apr 4
Jewish Heritage Night
vs Miami Marlins · Apr 12
Pilgrim Stops Near Detroit
Weird, wonderful, and worth the detour.
museum
Tony Packo's Hot Dog Bun Museum
Toledo's legendary Hungarian hot dog joint since 1930. Celebrities sign a plastic hot dog bun instead of a menu. Burt Reynolds signed a real bun. M*A*S*H's Klinger made this place famous.
+ 20 min detour
museum
Toledo Museum of Art
One of America's finest art museums, free, in the glass capital — with a building made of glass.
+ 60 min detourFREE
bizarre
Cedar Point Sandusky
17 roller coasters on a Lake Erie peninsula — more than any park in the world, since 1870.
+ 120 min detour
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