FOX Sports Detroit announces 2016 spring training TV schedule
Six of the Detroit Tigers' Spring Training games will be televised on FOX Sports Detroit.
"We are counting down the days until Spring Training," said Greg Hammaren, senior vice president and general manager of FOX Sports Detroit. "The anticipation surrounding the Tigers is off the charts. Everyone at FOX Sports Detroit looks forward to the privilege of delivering the best coverage we can from Lakeland."
FOX Sports Detroit's coverage of the Tigers begins on March 2 when we air a broadcast by the YES Network of Tigers vs. the New York Yankees in Tampa. We will produce a four-game schedule from Lakeland, presented by Belle Tire, including March 8 (vs. Tampa Bay Rays), March 15 (vs. Atlanta Braves), March 17 (vs. St. Louis Cardinals) and March 31 (vs. the New York Yankees). We will also carry a broadcast by FOX Sports Midwest on March 18 when the Tigers play the St. Louis Cardinals in Jupiter. All games begin at 1 p.m. For the four games in Lakeland, Rod Allen, Mario Impemba and Kirk Gibson will alternate as the broadcasting team.
Tigers fans continue to receive quality and comprehensive coverage from FOX Sports Detroit, which has earned 113 Michigan Emmys since 2000, including 22 for Tigers programming.
