Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers, opened in 2000 to replace the beloved old Tiger Stadium across town in Corktown, and you're outside its gate. Comerica Park brought baseball back downtown, part of a wave of investment meant to draw the city's life back to its core, alongside the football stadium and theatres nearby. The ballpark wears its identity loudly: giant tiger sculptures prowl the entrance, their eyes lit at night, and a Ferris wheel and carousel spin beyond the outfield.
Statues of Tigers greats, Ty Cobb, Hank Greenberg, Al Kaline, and others, stand along the left-field wall, honoring a franchise that has played in Detroit since 1901 and won World Series titles across the twentieth century. The deep center field is one of the most spacious in the majors. Look at the crouching tigers flanking the gate, baseballs gripped in their jaws, and you'll see how a city that loves an underdog chose to announce its team.