Lakeland, Fla. — Finally, there is clarity on the Tigers spring-training schedule.
Major League Baseball on Friday released a regionalized Grapefruit League schedule, splitting the 15 Florida-based teams into two groups — East Coast and West Coast. All 15 teams will be scheduled to play 24 games over 30 days with two universal days off.
The Tigers, the one remaining team located in central Florida, will face the Blue Jays (Dunedin), Yankees (Tampa), Orioles (Sarasota), Phillies (Clearwater) and Pirates (Bradenton).
They will open the exhibition season at Joker Marchant Stadium against the Phillies on Feb.