The Detroit Tigers will open their 2026 Grapefruit League schedule at home on Sunday, February 22, at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida.This marks the 61st consecutive season the Tigers have called Lakeland home for spring training.
The 2026 Spring Training season represents the team’s 90th straight year in TigerTown, extending the longest-standing relationship between a Major League Baseball franchise and its Spring Training host community.For generations, Lakeland has served as the location where baseball traditions begin, legends are built, and the next wave of Tigers stars take the fiel
The team hosts 15 home games this spring, with most starting at 1:05 p.m. ET (times subject to change; some may vary based on final confirmations).
Here is the Detroit Tigers’ 2026 Grapefruit League home schedule:
- Sunday, February 22 — vs. Baltimore Orioles — 1:05 p.m. (Home opener)
- Monday, February 23 — vs. Minnesota Twins — 1:05 p.m.
- Wednesday, February 25 — vs. Toronto Blue Jays — 1:05 p.m. (possible split-squad elements in broader schedule)
- Friday, February 27 — vs. Philadelphia Phillies — 1:05 p.m.
- Sunday, March 1 — vs. Toronto Blue Jays — 1:05 p.m.
- Monday, March 2 — vs. Atlanta Braves — 1:05 p.m.
- Wednesday, March 4 — vs. Panama (WBC tune-up exhibition) — 1:05 p.m.
- Friday, March 6 — vs. Boston Red Sox — 1:05 p.m.
- Saturday, March 7 — vs. Pittsburgh Pirates — 1:05 p.m.
- Thursday, March 12 — vs. New York Yankees — 1:05 p.m.
- Friday, March 13 — vs. Pittsburgh Pirates — Time TBD (noted as potentially later in some previews, e.g., 6:05 p.m. in prior announcements)
- Monday, March 16 — vs. Philadelphia Phillies — 1:05 p.m.
- Tuesday, March 17 — vs. Baltimore Orioles — 1:05 p.m.
- Saturday, March 21 — vs. New York Yankees — 1:05 p.m. (Final Grapefruit League home game)
Enjoy the spring action in Lakeland—baseball is back!
