A helicopter circled Comerica Park on Monday morning.
Within three hours, the original light fixtures on the 16 towers at Comerica Park were removed. In February, the Detroit Tigers will install 472 new LED light fixtures. The goal is to provide a crisper viewing experience for fans at the ballpark and at home watching the TV broadcast.
The Tigers declined to disclose the cost of the project.
"The opportunity was there to get it done," Tigers vice president of ballpark operations Chris Lawrence said Monday. "The backbones of this have been here since (Comerica Park opened in 2000), and obviously, technology has changed.