The unofficial holiday of Opening Day in Detroit will come earlier than ever next year. The Tigers will open their 2018 season at Comerica Park on Thursday, March 29, with a 1:10 p.m. ET Interleague matchup against the Pirates.
All 30 teams will open their season on March 29, the earliest Opening Day in Major League history aside from international series. It's two days earlier than the previous mark for a Tigers home opener. The early start is the result of a scheduling shift designed to add four more off-days into the season schedule for rest and makeup games, the latter of which could come in handy for the Tigers given the uncertainty of early-spring weather in Michigan.