Nearly half of MLB's teams opened their seasons on Thursday — despite games in Minneapolis and New York getting postponed — but the Detroit Tigers had to wait until Friday for their Opening Day. The weather forecast calls for a cool, cloudy day at Comerica Park as the Chicago White Sox come to town.
How can Tigers fans stay warm at the park? Perhaps they can check out our answers to five burning questions as the Tigers go into the season thinking playoffs for the first time in half a decade.
The pundits are equally chilly on the Tigers' chances of a winning season, with Fangraphs putting them at 76-86, Baseball Prospectus projecting an even-worse 70-92 record and USA TODAY's pundits weighing in at 80-82 (before the Austin Meadows deal).