Tigers fans celebrate return of MLB postseason: Live updates from downtown Detroit
Today, the MLB postseason returns to Detroit for the first time in 10 years.
The Detroit Tigers - amid a miraculous, 2-month run that saw them move from 10 games outside the playoff picture in early August to the final American League Wild Card berth - host the Cleveland Guardians for Game 3 of the ALDS today at Comerica Park (3:08 p.m., TBS).
It's the first playoff game at Comerica Park since 2014, when the Tigers were swept by the Baltimore Orioles in the ALDS. It's expected to be an electric atmosphere, with 41,000-plus fans inside the park, as the Tigers now hold home-field advantage after tying the series at 1-1 on Monday.
Before the game, the Tigers are inviting fans to attend a free pregame block party outside Comerica Park on Witherell Street. Gates will open at noon.
Follow our live updates from Detroit as we cover the fan experience downtown.
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1:51 p.m.: Longing for a Tigers World Series win 'since birth'
Walking down Woodward Avenue with his son, Jordan Delling was all smiles as he headed to the Tigers game.
The 40-year old father was born the year the Tigers won the 1984 World Series.
The diehard Tigers fan has been waiting his whole life for another big win.
Admittedly, he says, "We didn't expect them to get this far."
But all the comeback wins this year changed that - especially after Carpenter's heart-stopping home run in Cleveland the other night.
"It's been a fun ride. It makes you have hope right now," Delling said, grinning ear to ear.
His 11-year-old son Jackson agreed.
"I've wanted to watch the Tigers win the World Series since birth," said Jackson, a Little League player himself.
He's feeling hopeful, too.
"Go Tigers!" He screamed.
- Tresa Baldas
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