The beginning of the spring training schedule is right around the corner, with the Detroit Tigers opening up their 2025 preseason against the Philadelphia Phillies in Lakeland on Friday, Feb. 22. Then the real deal starts on Thursday, March 27, when they travel west for the MLB opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Last season, AJ Hinch’s team made the playoffs for the first time in a decade thanks to an improbable late-season tear that lasted until the American League Divisional Series, where the Cleveland Guardians ended their season with a 3-2 series win.