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Tigers Announce 2015 Spring Training Schedule

DETROIT – The Detroit Tigers today announced the club's exhibition game schedule for 2015 Spring Training in Lakeland, Florida.

Next spring will mark the Tigers 79th season at TigerTown in Lakeland, extending the longest-standing relationship between a major league team and a current Spring Training host city. The 2015 spring season marks the club's 50th consecutive season of exhibition play at Joker Marchant Stadium.

The Tigers will open the exhibition schedule on Monday, March 2 as the club plays host to Florida Southern College in the annual matchup against the Moccasins. The Tigers open the home portion of the Grapefruit League schedule against the American League East Division Champion Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday, March 3.

The schedule is highlighted by visits from the National League East Division Champion Washington Nationals on St. Patrick's Day, Tuesday, March 17 and Sunday, March 22, as well as trips from the New York Yankees on March 20 and April 2, and a visit by the National League Central Division Champion St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday, March 28.

Tickets for the 2015 spring exhibition season will be priced at three separate levels: Navy, Orange and White. Navy games will be held on March 17, March 20, March 26, March 28, April 2, and April 3. Orange contests will be on March 3, March 5, March 9, March 14, March 21, March 22, March 30 and March 31. White games will be played on March 2, March 8, March 12, and March 25.

Full season ticket packages for the 2015 Tigers Spring Training exhibition season go on sale beginning Monday, November 17 at the Joker Marchant Stadium ticket office, via phone at (863) 686-8075, or by visiting www.tigers.com. Fans may also purchase season ticket plans of five-or-more games by calling (863) 686-8075, or visiting tigers.com. Individual game tickets go on sale beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 10, and can be ordered by visiting the ticket office at Joker Marchant Stadium, calling 866-66-TIGER (8-4437) or visiting www.tigers.com. For additional ticket information and special group pricing, call the Lakeland ticket office at (863) 686-8075.

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