Detroit Tigers Community Impact

This past weekend we kicked off the Play Ball Detroit season with the Rosedale Park Opening Day Parade, celebrating with members of the community and Tiny Tigers!   A special thank you to the Detroit Tigers Foundation and Nike for their support.

It is a great day for baseball with Detroit Public Schools Community District! Game Day for Kids, presented by the @detroitzoo provides tickets, transportation, food and more!

Today, we’re celebrating Gibby’s Day at Comerica Park with the @KirkGibsonFdn! Find them in the right-center field concourse and support them by purchasing a 50/50 raffle ticket in the ballpark today.

On Jackie Robinson Day, the Tigers hosted a “Breaking Barriers” roundtable discussion with @MLBRBI athletes and @JRFoundation scholars.

This event provided an opportunity for athletes to hear from sports professionals, learn about career pathways in sports and entertainment.

Rain or shine, the Detroit Public Schools Community District was ready to take in a Tigers game!   Game Day for Kids, presented by @detroitzoo, provides tickets, transportation, food and more.

Celebrating the life and legacy of Jackie Robinson. #Jackie42 Today we hosted @MLBRBI athletes and @JRFoundation scholars for a "Breaking Barriers" discussion, providing them with an opportunity to hear directly from sports professionals through the lens of Jackie's nine core values.

The Tigers & Tigers Foundation, in partnership with @pennington, held their first field clean-up of the year this past weekend!   Over 50 volunteers from Rosedale Park and the Nike Community Store helped beautify Stoepel Park and the City of Detroit provided a tool library.

The sun is shining for the Detroit Service Learning Academy! Game Day for Kids, presented by @detroitzoo provides tickets, transportation, food and more!

Bid now on signed alternate jerseys worn by Spencer Torkelson and Kerry Carpenter! Support the Detroit Tigers Foundation: tigers.com/charityauction

The Tigers had a fun filled visit to the Detroit Achievement Academy to kick off the 2026 season!

The Tigers and Tigers Foundation hosted the Positive Coaches Alliance and DPSCD this past Friday. Student-athletes and coaches visited Comerica Park for a tour and a presentation on how to be great teammates and cope with the stress that comes with being a student-athlete.

.@MLB, UEPA and the Detroit Tigers Foundation presented a $125,000 donation to the Dominican Republic Red Cross before the exhibition series between the DR National Team and the Tigers this past week as a tribute to the victims of the tragedy at the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo. The series marked the first time in history that the Dominican National Team hosted a Major League Club for exhibition games, providing a unique stage for this special tribute and landmark moment for the sport in the Caribbean.

Get your tiny Tigers in on the action!   Register for our 2026 Summer Camps today ➡️ tigers.com/camps

Over the weekend, 90 kids showed up to TigerTown to participate in a fun and energetic clinic. Kids received giveaways and participated in Tigers trivia to win prizes!

Spring Training is around the corner! Get ready for baseball season by registering for our free youth clinic in Lakeland.   Boys and girls ages 7-13 will develop fundamental baseball and softball skills in a fun and supportive environment. Register today: tigers.com/tigertownclinic

2025 was another great year of creating access to the game, supporting education & youth development, encouraging health & wellness and honoring community heroes! Thank you for your support!

A special holiday gift! At their last workout of the year, the 2025 Tigers Nike RBI softball team received new custom gloves from MLB for their World Series win this past summer.

For the third year in a row Sawyer Gipson-Long along with his fiancé Carly spent the week in Detroit giving back to the community!