Lakeland, Fla. — Major League Baseball has rejiggered the Grapefruit League schedule, adding games lost to the lockout to the first week of April.
The Tigers will play 18 games between March 18 and April 5 in a six-team pod with the Phillies, Pirates, Yankees, Blue Jays and Orioles. The regular season opener is April 8 at Comerica Park against the White Sox.
Here are the home dates at Joker Marchant Stadium: March 18 Phillies, March 21 Blue Jays, March 23 Pirates, March 24 Yankees, March 26 Phillies, March 28 Yankees, April 1 Yankees, April 2 Orioles, April 4 Blue Jays.