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Comerica Park

Comerica Park is a baseball stadium located in Downtown Detroit. It has been the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Detroit Tigers since 2000, when the team left Tiger Stadium.

Address

2100 Woodward Avenue[1]
Detroit, Michigan
U.S.

42°20′21″N 83°2′55″W / 42.33917°N 83.04861°W / 42.33917; -83.04861

Detroit-Wayne County Stadium Authority[2]

313 Presents[3][4]

  • 40,120 (2000–2002)
  • 41,070 (2003–2007)
  • 41,000 (2008)[5]
  • 41,255 (2009–2013)[6][7][8][9]
  • 41,681 (2014)[10]
  • 41,574 (2015)[11]
  • 41,297 (2016)[12]
  • 41,299 (2017)[13]
  • 41,083 (2018–present)[14]

45,280 (July 26, 2008 against Chicago White Sox)[15]

  • Left field – 342 ft (104 m)[16]
  • Left-center – 370 ft (110 m)[17]
  • Center field – 412 ft (126 m)[16]
  • Right-center – 365 ft (111 m)[17]
  • Right field – 330 ft (100 m)[17]

Kentucky Bluegrass[18]

October 29, 1997 (October 29, 1997)[1]

April 11, 2000 (April 11, 2000)[24]

  • $300 million
  • ($531 million in 2023 dollars[19])

International Facilities Group, LLC.[20]

Bliss & Nyitray, Inc.[21]

M-E Engineers Inc.[22]

Hunt-Turner-White[23]

Dimensions[edit]

In contrast to Tiger Stadium, which had long been considered one of the most hitter-friendly parks in baseball, Comerica Park is considered to be extremely friendly to pitchers. Except for dead center field, the outfield dimensions were more expansive than those at Tiger Stadium. This led to complaints from players and fans alike. Most famously, Bobby Higginson sarcastically referred to the venue as "Comerica National Park".[50]


Before the start of the 2003 MLB season, the club moved the distance from left-center field from 395 to 370 feet (120 to 113 m).[17] This also removed the flagpole from the field of play, originally incorporated as an homage to Tiger Stadium.[17][37] Two years later, the bullpens were moved from right field to an empty area in left field created when the fence was moved in. In place of the old bullpens in right field, about 950 seats were added.[51] This made one of the most pitcher-friendly ballparks transform into the third most batter-friendly (with extra bases also taken into account).[52]


Prior to the 2023 MLB season, the club announced that the center field fence would be moved in 10 feet, measuring at 412 feet (126 m), while left field would be relabeled at 342 feet (104 m).[16] This was due to the actual distances from home plate being revealed via laser measurements.[53] The club also announced that the center field, right-center field, and right field fences would be lowered to 7 feet.[54]


In the layout of the playing field at Comerica Park, when a player is at bat, the direction he is facing looks farther to the south than at any other ballpark.[55]

Transportation[edit]

Public transportation for the park is available via the Detroit People Mover station at Grand Circus Park and the QLine at the Montcalm Street station, in addition to SMART, which runs regional routes from the suburbs, and DDOT.

Tourism in metropolitan Detroit

Heather Nabozny

List of ballparks by capacity

List of current Major League Baseball stadiums

Lists of stadiums

Fisher, Dale (2003). Building Michigan: A Tribute to Michigan's Construction Industry. Grass Lake, MI: Eyry of the Eagle Publishing.  1-891143-24-7.

ISBN

Stadium site on MLB.com

Video review of Comerica Park with on-site footage

Comerica Park Tiger Sculptures