{"id":61102,"date":"2026-01-16T17:36:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T22:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=61102"},"modified":"2026-01-16T17:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T22:36:10","slug":"celebrate-90-years-of-tigers-spring-training-in-lakeland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/01\/16\/celebrate-90-years-of-tigers-spring-training-in-lakeland\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate 90 years of Tigers Spring Training in Lakeland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grab your ball caps, sunscreen, and hot dog money:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/visitcentralflorida.org\/events\/detroit-tigers-spring-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Detroit Tigers\u2019 Spring Training<\/a>&nbsp;returns to Publix Field on Sunday, Feb. 22.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"6e6b5e\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6e6b5e;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/images-2-1.webp?resize=275%2C183&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61103 not-transparent\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before games kick off, head to Joker Marchant Stadium for the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/visitcentralflorida.org\/events\/tiger-bbq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">annual Tiger BBQ<\/a>&nbsp;on Thursday, Feb. 19.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/visitcentralflorida.org\/events\/tiger-bbq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Grab tickets<\/a>&nbsp;to celebrate the season with a barbecue buffet and souvenir pint glass.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"ac654b\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ac654b;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"112\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/images-3-1.webp?resize=450%2C112&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61104 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/images-3-1.webp?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/images-3-1.webp?resize=300%2C75&amp;ssl=1 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the 90th year the Tigers have come to Lakeland, marking the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/visitcentralflorida.org\/events\/detroit-tigers-spring-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">longest-standing relationship between an MLB team and Spring Training host city<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visitcentralflorida.org\/events\/detroit-tigers-spring-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get tickets<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grab your ball caps, sunscreen, and hot dog money:&nbsp;The Detroit Tigers\u2019 Spring Training&nbsp;returns to Publix Field on Sunday, Feb. 22. 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