Marlins Man, a.k.a. Laurence Leavy, speaks with Dave Birkett on radio row for Super Bowl 54 on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, in Miami. Detroit Free Press
Detroit Tigers spring training will have an international flavor this year.
The team is slated to play a Grapefruit League game at Juan Marichal Stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. on March 7, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.
The game was first reported by Dominican Republic newspaper El Nuevo Diario. It will be the first major league game played in the country since the Astros and Red Sox played in Santo Domingo in 2000.