For those of you who have been waiting patiently for this to arrive, you will have to wait a little longer as the Detroit Tigers have announced that Opening Day has been canceled.
Today’s scheduled game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Comerica Park has been postponed due to inclement weather. The game has been rescheduled for Friday, March 30 with first pitch set for 1:10 PM ET. The game will be televised on @FOXSportsDet .
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) March 29, 2018
Opening Day will now take place tomorrow at 1:10 p.m. so if you have tickets make sure to hold on to them. If you cannot make it, “all paid tickets for today’s game will be honored for Friday’s game or can be exchanged for any future regular season game in the next 12 months.”
All paid tickets for today’s game will be honored for Friday’s game or can be exchanged for any future regular season game in the next 12 months.
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) March 29, 2018
This marks the second consecutive year the Tigers have been rained out on Opening Day. One year ago, their opener against the Chicago White Sox was also postponed.
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