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Tigers To Play Twins In Dominican Republic March 7th

/ CBS Detroit

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball is returning to the Dominican Republic for the first time in 20 years, with the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers playing a spring training game in Santo Domingo on March 7.

 

DETROIT, MI - APRIL 06: Detroit Tigers mascot "PAWS" entertains the fans during the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Comerica Park on April 6, 2014 in Detroit, Michigan. The Orioles defeated the Tigers 3-1. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)

 

MLB has never played a regular-season game in the Dominican Republic. The last exhibition there was between Boston and Houston in 2000 at Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal, also the site of this year's game.

Detroit will be the home team for the game, the commissioner's office said Wednesday.

 

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First published on February 6, 2020 / 10:11 AM EST

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