While this year's Detroit Tigers Opening Day isn't technically the team's first since 2019, for fans it may as well be.<\/p>\n
2020's game, postponed amid the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic<\/a>, was ultimately held in July with no fans in the stands. In 2021, a limited number of spectators were permitted into the stadium for the team's home opener, but festivities were tamed by spiking cases and a vaccination effort still in its infancy<\/a>.<\/p>\n Friday's event (which also <\/em>almost didn't happen<\/a>) marks an apparent return to "normal": Comerica Park will allow full stadium capacity and will not require masking; parties, tailgates and barbecues will again fill the city's streets and bars.<\/p>\n Planning to head downtown for the return of Detroit's favorite unofficial holiday? Here's everything you need to know.<\/p>\n When:<\/strong> 1:10 p.m. Friday April 8.<\/p>\n Where:<\/strong> Comerica Park, Detroit.<\/p>\n TV\/radio:<\/strong> Bally Sports, WXYT-FM (97.1; other radio affiliates).<\/p>\n Starting pitchers: <\/strong>Tigers LHP Eduardo Rodr\u00edguez<\/a> (9-3, 3.61 ERA last year) vs. White Sox RHP Lucas Giolito (11-9, 3.53 ERA).<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Tigers Opening Day tickets are nearly sold out.<\/strong> Although options are pretty picked over, terrace and standing room tickets are still available through official vendor Tickets.com<\/a>. Prices range from $55 for a standing room spot to $89 for a terrace seat.<\/p>\n Don't see a seat you like? Additional tickets can be found on third-party resale sites, including StubHub<\/a>, where prices range from $70 to more than $300.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n Veterans of Detroit's past Opening Day games will be unsurprised to learn that Friday's forecast calls for a coat and<\/em> an umbrella.<\/p>\n A high temperature of 47 degrees is predicted, with cloudy skies throughout the day and possibly some light showers, according to the AccuWeather forecast<\/a>. Chance of rain is at 85%.<\/p>\n<\/a>When is Tigers Opening Day?<\/h2>\n
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