The Detroit Tigers unveiled their 2022 schedule Wednesday, beginning with Opening Day on March 31 against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park.
The Tigers play their first seven games on the road, competing in a four-game series with the Mariners (March 31-April 3) and three-game series with the Oakland Athletics (April 4-6). The home opener at Comerica Park is April 8 against the Chicago White Sox, beginning a six-game homestand with the White Sox (April 8-10) and Boston Red Sox (April 11-13).
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For home interleague games, the Tigers face the Colorado Rockies (April 22-24), Pittsburgh Pirates (May 3-4), San Diego Padres (July 25-27) and San Francisco Giants (Aug. 23-24). The Tigers take on the National League West in interleague play for the first time since 2017.
The Tigers face the Los Angeles Dodgers (April 29-May 1), Pirates (June 7-8), Arizona Diamondbacks (June 24-26) and Giants (June 28-29) for road games against the NL.
Detroit is at Comerica Park for three holidays: Memorial Day on May 30 against the Minnesota Twins, Father’s Day on June 19 against the White Sox and Independence Day on July 4 against the Cleveland Guardians. (The Tigers play the Guardians for the first time on the road, from May 20-22.)
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The Tigers and Twins are scheduled for a split doubleheader at Comerica Park on July 23 to start the second half of the season.
The 2022 All-Star Game is July 19 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
Here’s the full 2022 schedule:
March 31-April 3 @ SEA
April 4-6 @ OAK
April 8-10 vs. CWS
April 11-13 vs. BOS
April 14-17 @ KC
April 19-21 vs. NYY
April 22-24 vs. COL
April 26-28 @ MIN
April 29-May 1 @ LAD
May 3-4 vs. PIT
May 5-8 @ HOU
May 9-12 vs. OAK
May 13-15 vs. BAL
May 16-18 @ TB
May 20-22 @ CLE
May 23-25 @ MIN
May 26-29 vs. CLE
May 30-June 2 vs. MIN
June 3-5 @ NYY
June 7-8 @ PIT
June 10-12 vs. TOR
June 13-15 vs. CWS
June 16-19 vs. TEX
June 20-22 @ BOS
June 24-26 @ ARI
June 28-29 @ SF
July 1-3 vs. KC
July 4-6 vs. CLE
July 7-10 @ CWS
July 11-13 @ KC
July 15-17 @ CLE
July 23-24 vs. MIN
July 25-27 vs. SD
July 28-31 @ TOR
Aug. 1-3 @ MIN
Aug. 4-7 vs. TB
Aug. 9-11 vs. CLE
Aug. 12-14 @ CWS
Aug. 15-17 @ CLE
Aug. 19-21 vs. LAA
Aug. 23-24 vs. SF
Aug. 26-28 @ TEX
Aug. 30-Sept. 1 vs. SEA
Sept. 2-4 vs. KC
Sept. 5-7 @ LAA
Sept. 9-11 @ KC
Sept. 12-14 vs. HOU
Sept. 16-18 vs. CWS
Sept. 19-21 @ BAL
Sept. 23-25 @ CWS
Sept. 27-29 vs. KC
Sept. 30-Oct. 2 vs. MIN
Evan Petzold is a sports reporter at the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at epetzold@freepress.com or follow him on Twitter @EvanPetzold. Read more on the Detroit Tigers and sign up for our Tigers newsletter.