Detroit Tigers Announce 2009 Spring Training Schedule

Here it is! Let the countdown to Spring Training officially begin. The Tigers will begin the exhibition schedule on Wednesday, February 25 as they welcome the Atlanta Braves to Joker Marchant Stadium, the first of 19 exhibition games played in Lakeland during the upcoming spring. Detroit will host two exhibition games in advance of the World Baseball Classic with Venezuela and Panama on Tuesday, March 3 and Wednesday, March 4, respectively. This spring will mark the Tigers 73rd season at TigerTown in Lakeland, extending the longest-standing relationship between a major league team and a current Spring Training host city. The 2009 spring season marks the club’s 44th consecutive season of exhibition play at Joker Marchant Stadium.

(Ticket information is below the schedule)

Wed. Feb. 25 Atlanta        Lakeland 1:05 PM
Thur. Feb. 26 Washington        Viera 1:05 PM
Fri. Feb. 27 Toronto         Dunedin 1:05 PM
Sat. Feb. 28 NY Mets        Lakeland 1:05 PM
Sun. March 1 Pittsburgh          Bradenton 1:05 PM
Mon. March 2 FL Southern College        Lakeland 1:05 PM
Tues. March 3 Venezuela WBC      Lakeland 1:05 PM
Wed. March 4 Panama WBC          Lakeland 1:05 PM
Thur. March 5 Washington        Lakeland 1:05 PM
Fri. March 6 NY Yankees       Tampa 7:15 PM
Sat. March 7 Philadelphia        Clearwater 1:05 PM
Sun. March 8 NY Yankees         Lakeland 1:05 PM*
Mon. March 9 Florida         Jupiter 1:05 PM
Tues. March 10 St. Louis         Jupiter 1:05 PM
Wed. March 11 NY Yankees         Lakeland 1:05 PM
Thur. March 12 – - – - O p e n D a t e – - – -
Fri. March 13 NY Mets          Lakeland 1:05 PM
Sat. March 14 Toronto          Lakeland 1:05 PM
Sun. March 15 Washington           Viera 1:05 PM
Mon. March 16 St. Louis         Lakeland 1:05 PM
Tues. March 17 Houston         Lakeland 1:05 PM
Wed. March 18 – - – - O p e n D a t e – - – -
Thur. March 19 Atlanta          Disney World 7:05 PM
Fri. March 20 Washington             Lakeland 1:05 PM
Sat. March 21 NY Yankees        Tampa 1:15 PM
Sun. March 22 Florida          Lakeland 1:05 PM
Mon. March 23 Boston           Fort Myers 1:05 PM
Tues. March 24 – - -O p e n D a t e – - – -
Wed. March 25 NY Mets        Port St. Lucie 1:10 PM
Thur. March 26 Tampa Bay       Lakeland 6:05 PM
Fri. March 27 Atlanta           Disney World 1:05 PM
Sat. March 28 Toronto          Dunedin 1:05 PM
Sun. March 29 Atlanta           Lakeland 1:05 PM
Mon. March 30 Washington         Viera 1:05 PM
Tues. March 31 Washington         Lakeland 1:05 PM
Wed. April 1 Atlanta           Lakeland 1:05 PM
Thur. April 2 Toronto        Lakeland 1:05 PM
Fri. April 3 Atlanta           Turner Field 7:05 PM
Sat. April 4 Atlanta          Turner Field 1:05 PM

Tickets for the 2009 spring exhibition season will be priced at two separate levels, with all prices remaining the same as 2008. The first set is for premium games, which include all games against the Atlanta Braves, New York Mets, New York Yankees and all Friday, Saturday and Sunday games. The second price level is for the remainder of the schedule. Premium game ticket prices range from $10-21, while the ticket prices for the remainder of games range from $8-19.

Season ticket packages for the 2009 Tigers Spring Training exhibition season are on sale now at the Joker Marchant Stadium ticket office or can be ordered by mail at: Detroit Tigers, Attn.: Ticket Office, 2125 N. Lake Ave., Lakeland, FL 33805. Fans may also purchase season tickets at www.tigers.com beginning on Friday, December 12. Individual game tickets go on sale beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 10th, and can be ordered by visiting the ticket office at Joker Marchant Stadium, calling 866-66-TIGER or visiting www.tigers.com. For additional ticket information and special group pricing, call the Lakeland office at 863-686-8075.