Detroit Tigers get spotlight, will play Opening Day on ESPN for first time since 2011
The Detroit Tigers will open the 2025 season in front of a national audience.
The Tigers and Los Angeles Dodgers are set to play on Opening Day — March 27 — at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, with the game televised on ESPN. First pitch is scheduled for approximately 7 p.m. ET., but the exact game time has not been determined.
It's the first time the Tigers have been on ESPN for Opening Day since 2011, and just the second time since 1992.
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The Dodgers, led by two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani, won the 2024 World Series over the New York Yankees. Before Opening Day, ESPN's "Baseball Tonight" show will broadcast the Dodgers' World Series banner raising ceremony.
The Tigers, led by ace Tarik Skubal, advanced to the postseason in 2024 for the first time since 2014 and won a playoff series for the first time since 2013, but they were eliminated in the ALDS by the Cleveland Guardians.
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There are three days between the end of the spring training schedule (March 23) and the beginning of the regular season schedule (March 27). The Tigers will play back-to-back exhibition games March 24-25 against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park in San Francisco in preparation for the 2025 season.
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