Opening Day In Detroit To Feature Actor Simmons, Four Tops
Academy Award-winning actor and Detroit native J.K. Simmons will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Comerica Park as the Tigers open their 2015 Major League Baseball season.
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Academy Award-winning actor and Detroit native J.K. Simmons will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Comerica Park as the Tigers open their 2015 Major League Baseball season.
Tiger fans will be able to access free Wi-Fi in Comerica Park this season.
Simon retired his first 14 batters before Desmond Jennings singled with two outs in the fifth and struck out three.
Verlander's Wins for Warriors organization is partnering with Opportunity Detroit to engage the community and raise awareness for local mental health programs and services supporting veterans and their families
Miguel Cabrera hit his third home run of the spring, doubled and drove in three runs in an 11-5 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.
Strike out getting tickets to Opening Day? Here's a guide to downtown venues where you can catch the game (and enjoy some great local live music!!) while you celebrate the start of the 2015 baseball season!
Getting into, around and out of downtown could be challenging on baseball's opening day in Detroit due to crowds and various construction projects.
The Detroit Tigers had barely finished celebrating a fourth straight division title last year when they were dispatched from the playoffs by Baltimore in a Division Series sweep.
The only part that gets a little dicey is when she lets hot glue get WAAAAAAY to close to her most famous assets.
Tigers Opening Day is finally here! If you've never been downtown Detroit on this day before, get ready for a celebration!
The Detroit Tigers have a number of new food, merchandise and fan amenities for the 2015 season.
Verlander has been dealing with a triceps strain, while Rondon has been diagnosed with right shoulder tendinitis.
Dallas Keuchel allowed one run over 5 2-3 innings in his final tuneup for opening day, leading the Houston Astros over the Detroit Tigers 3-2 Wednesday.
Ausmus told reporters Verlander needed one last outing in spring training before he could make his first major league start of the season.
David Price was rocked for seven runs over six innings in his final start of spring training for the Detroit Tigers, a 7-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday.
Even before the first pitch of the 2015 season is thrown, an eye-popping baseball record will be set.
Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said he expects Verlander to follow David Price in the rotation and pitch the second game of the season.
Acquired from Cincinnati after going 15-10 last season, Simon gave up five hits, walked three and struck out two.
Holaday spent last season in Detroit as the backup to Alex Avila and played in 62 games.
Krol, who was not at the apartment at the time of the alleged robbery, says he accidentally left the door unlocked.
Cabrera was playing in his sixth game of the spring while recovering from offseason surgery on his right ankle.
Verlander believes not drinking enough water before the game and a further arm extension from his revised mechanics may have contributed to the cramping.
Even though Verlander might be a little bummed he didn't get the nod to start Opening Day, he really has 202 million reasons to smile.
The Detroit Tigers had barely finished celebrating a fourth straight division title last year when they were dispatched from the playoffs by Baltimore in a Division Series sweep.
J.K. Simmons will toss out the first pitch on opening day for the Detroit Tigers.
Wrong-way crashes are increasing across Michigan, but US 131 in Grand Rapids is seeing a decline.
A 22-year-old Northville man will spend five to 15 years in prison for the sexual assault of a Roseville teen.
Charges have been dismissed over threats allegedly made against participants of a "No Kings" rally in Monroe, court records show.
UPS executive said the delivery company is moving to cut costs and plans to offer a voluntary separation program for full-time drivers.
The "Doomsday Clock" is a metaphor for how close humanity is to self-annihilation.
A number of water main breaks are under repair in Metro Detroit, and one has resulted in an icy flood along Laing Street.
Conspiracy charges have been filed in the investigation over two men who posed as DTE utility workers in a robbery that led to a murder in Rochester Hills.
Wrong-way crashes are increasing across Michigan, but US 131 in Grand Rapids is seeing a decline.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says that her father, former state official and businessman Richard Whitmer, died Monday.
It's another week of arctic air taking over Southeast Michigan.
In Metro Detroit, drivers are paying about $2.90 per gallon, which is 2 cents less than last week and 29 cents less than at the same time last year.
The winter storm that brought snow to Southeast Michigan on Sunday didn't stop car enthusiasts from leaving their homes for the final day of the 2026 Detroit Auto Show.
As the 2026 Detroit Auto Show wraps up Sunday, the roundtable discusses the signature event and standout moments from the past two weeks.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, who stopped at the Detroit Auto Show, claimed that efforts by the administration to reverse the Biden-era electric vehicle policies will make cars more affordable again, including rolling back fuel efficiency standards.
On average, drivers in the state are paying $2.96 per gallon for regular unleaded fuel.
In a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal, Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, revealed that the right frontal lobe of his brain was injured in a car accident 25 years ago.
Country artist Luke Bryan is scheduled to perform at the Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston on July 11.
The brutal temperatures and sub-zero wind chills are forcing many communities to cancel events this weekend, except here in Detroit.
The nominees for the 98th annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and though "One Battle After Another," "Marty Supreme," "Frankenstein" and "Hamnet" were all nominated for plenty, it was "Sinners" that broke through with a record-smashing 16 nominations.
The James Beard Foundation has announced its 2026 semifinalist list, which includes chefs and venues from Michigan.
UPS executive said the delivery company is moving to cut costs and plans to offer a voluntary separation program for full-time drivers.
The "Doomsday Clock" is a metaphor for how close humanity is to self-annihilation.
President Trump is hiking tariffs on imports from South Korea, saying its government has reneged on an agreement to approve a bilateral trade deal.
The IRS started accepting tax returns on Jan. 26. Here's everything you need to know about getting your tax refund.
In a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal, Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, revealed that the right frontal lobe of his brain was injured in a car accident 25 years ago.
When the temperatures plummet, and the snow starts piling up, most of us have the same instinct: retreat indoors, crank up the heat, and get cozy.
Planned Parenthood of Michigan has started to offer vasectomy services in Grand Rapids, with plans to expand the procedure across the state.
At certain temperatures and especially with wind chill, health experts said it can take minutes for frostbite or hypothermia to set in.
Officials in Oakland County, Michigan, say they will establish a committee in an effort to strengthen long-term water safety after Legionella bacteria were detected at two different area facilities last month.
While the termination of these substance abuse and mental health service funds is now reversed, the 48-hour rollercoaster is creating uncertainty and distrust from organizations relying on those dollars.
The Seahawks and the Patriots previously met in the Super Bowl back in 2015, when a last-second goal line interception by Malcolm Butler sealed the win for New England.
Cade Cunningham had 29 points and 11 assists and the Detroit Pistons routed the Sacramento Kings 139-116 on Sunday for their fifth victory in six games.
J.T. Compher scored twice as the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Winnipeg Jets 5-1 in front of a sold-out crowd of 15,225 on Saturday night.
Kevin Durant scored 32 points as the Houston Rockets ended the Detroit Pistons' four-game winning streak with a 111-104 victory.
Ryan Wedding, a 44-year-old Canadian national, was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list last year.
As the 2026 Detroit Auto Show wraps up Sunday, the roundtable discusses the signature event and standout moments from the past two weeks.
Penske and Reuss address a wide range of critical issues for Detroit, Michigan and the nation.
Huntington Place CEO Bryan Crowe and his team have been preparing to welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Detroit Auto Show this week.
The focus is on health, as Dusty Mysen, a father of four from Oxford, diagnosed with pancreatic cancer several years ago, who underwent aggressive therapy, is now cancer-free five years later.
The roundtable discusses efforts by political and corporate leaders to raise the bar and improve K-12 education with a focus on raising reading scores.
A Pontiac man has been charged in the shooting death of a Warren man whose body was found in a field in a Pontiac neighborhood early this month.
Several water main breaks are under repair in Metro Detroit, city officials said.
Crews are repairing several water main breaks on Detroit's east side on Tuesday.
President Trump on Monday said he is raising tariffs on South Korea because the nation has not yet approved a trade deal with the U.S. that the two countries agreed to last year.
Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino and some federal agents are expected to leave the Minneapolis area soon, sources familiar with the move tell CBS News.