DJ Jefferson. Gulf Coast League Tigers West v Gulf Coast League Phillies East. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 15, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Tre Jester, Antonio Gomez, Jose Quero. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Yankees East. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 6, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

David Smith. Tigers v Phillies. Florida Complex League. Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium. Lakeland, Florida. July 7, 2025. (©Tom Hagerty) 20250707M2364TH

Ricardo Silva. Gulf Coast League Tigers West v Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 12, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Jimmy Mojica, Orelvis Martinez. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 24, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Taken at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan.

Rainer Nunez. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 8, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Jose Rivas. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 24, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Joe Ruzicka, Martin Tamara. Tigers v Blue Jays. Florida Complex League. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. May 15, 2026. (©Tom Hagerty) 20260515M2727TH

Ronald Ramirez. Tigers v Blue Jays. Florida Complex League. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. May 15, 2026. (©Tom Hagerty) 20260515M2727TH

The Empire State Building is lit in Detroit Tigers colors in honor of the 2017 MLB season.

Connor Perry. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 8, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Rainer Nunez. Gulf Coast League Tigers West v Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 28, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

The benches empty in reaction to their posturing going on between Carlos and the Dodger's pitcher.

Frank Veliz. Gulf Coast League Tigers West v Gulf Coast League Tigers East. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 17, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Jose Rivas. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 8, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

By the time I mentioned this game to my parents days later, I'd forgotten who the Tigers played (the Mariners). You can tell I was more there to take photos than watch a game, though I watched most of it. And flipped through my Detroit architecture guide...

Jose Rivas, Anthony Milton. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 8, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Antonio Gomez. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Yankees East. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 22, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Jhoiner Rodriguez. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Yankees East. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 22, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Jake Rogers. Tigertown. Lakeland, Florida. Feb. 12, 2025. (© Tom Hagerty) 20240918M2089TH

Sanchez's Little Smiles provides families the opportunity to escape their daily hardships and enjoy an evening together while watching Tigers baseball at Comerica Park from inside the Sanchez family's suite! To help launch the program, The Anderson Family and Dr. Arlene Rozzelle from the Children's Hospital of Michigan Plastic Surgery Department took part in the celebration.

Antonio Florido. Tigers v Phillies. Florida Complex League. Tigertown. Lakeland, Florida. June 3, 2025. (©Tom Hagerty). 20250603M2292TH

Signs of summer

Jose Pina. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 8, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Tigertown. Lakeland, Florida. Feb. 12, 2025. (© Tom Hagerty) 20240918M2089TH

Enrique Jimenez. Tigers v Phillies. Florida Complex League. Tigertown. Lakeland, Florida. June 3, 2025. (©Tom Hagerty). 20250603M2292TH

Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago White Sox. May 29, 1999

Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Yankees East. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 6, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Tigertown. Lakeland, Florida. Feb. 12, 2025. (© Tom Hagerty) 20240918M2089TH

Sanchez's Little Smiles provides families the opportunity to escape their daily hardships and enjoy an evening together while watching Tigers baseball at Comerica Park from inside the Sanchez family's suite! To help launch the program, The Anderson Family and Dr. Arlene Rozzelle from the Children's Hospital of Michigan Plastic Surgery Department took part in the celebration.

Bigger and readable.

ROBERT KLINCHOCK. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Yankees East. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 6, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 8, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Connor Perry. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Yankees West. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 29, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Alvaro Gonzalez. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 8, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Bobby Wernes, Bruce Wang. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Phillies West. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 10, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)