The Detroit Tigers hold their spring training in Lakeland, Florida near beautiful Tampa, Florida on the Gulf of Mexico. The Tigers open the 2008 Spring Training slate with a home game on February 27 against the New York Mets. 2008 will mark the Tigers 72nd season at "Tiger Town" in Lakeland, extending the longest-lasting relationship between a major league baseball team and a current Spring Training host city. The 2008 spring season also marks the club's 43rd consecutive season of exhibition play at Joker Marchant Stadium.

The Tigers will begin the exhibition schedule on Tuesday, February 26 when the club battles Lakeland's Florida Southern College at 1:05 p.m. at Joker Marchant Stadium. The Tigers will play 16 Grapefruit League games at Joker Marchant Stadium during the 2008 exhibition season. Highlights of the home schedule include two visits from the American League Central Division Champion Cleveland Indians on March 1 and March 23 and two visits from the National League East Division Champion Philadelphia Phillies on March 5 and March 27. The Tigers also host the New York Yankees at Joker Marchant Stadium on March 15. Tiger Town is the Spring Training headquarters for the Detroit Tigers and the regular season home of its minor league farm team in the Class A Florida State League, The Lakeland Tigers.

Tickets for 2008 spring season will be priced at two separate levels. The first set is for premium games, which include all games against the Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, New York Mets, New York Yankees and all Friday, Saturday and Sunday games. The second price level is for the remainder of the schedule. Premium games are $2 additional than the prices below:

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