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Tigers' Double-A team to celebrate '2016 title' with 1.2M fans on Alternative Facts Night

ERIE, PA -- The best team in the universe in any sport at any level will celebrate its 2016 Eastern League Championship later this year.

The team didn't win the 2016 Eastern League Championship, but that's OK. This is 2017.

In a stroke of marketing genius minor league baseball teams have become known for, the Erie SeaWolves, the Double-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, will host an Alternative Facts Night on Friday, Aug. 25.

"Alternative Facts have become a part of popular culture in 2017," SeaWolves Team President Greg Coleman said. "We plan to inject truthful hyperbole into all aspects of the game on this night from our giveaway to the between innings fun.