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Founded: 1894
Owner(s): Mike Ilitch (Private)
General Manager: Dave Dombrowski
Manager: Jim Leyland
Uniform Colors: (home) navy blue and white, (road) navy blue, orange and grey
Logo Design:
  • Olde English D. The one used as the primary logo, which also features on the home jersey, is a more rounded version, while the cap logo is more pointed and decorative.
Team Mascot: Paws, a tiger.
Team Motto(s):
  • "Who's Your Tiger?" (2011-Present)
  • "Every Game Counts" (2011 Pennant Chase)
  • "Always a Tiger" (2009-2010)
  • "Who's Your Tiger?" (2006–2008)
  • "Home Again" (in reference to the team's move to Comerica Park)
Theme Song(s):
  • "Tiger Rag"
  • "Go Get 'Em Tigers"- Written and recorded during the '60s.
  • "Lifelong Tiger Fan Blues"- A song written by Jeff Daniels in 1993, with numerous versions recorded since, including an updated version in 2006 after the Tigers' ALDS win.
  • "Bless You Boys"- Theme song for the 1984 season.
  • "Talkin' Baseball"- (Detroit version) c. 1984 (Trammell, Whitaker, Parrish), once available at "The Old Ball Park" on Merriman and Five Mile.
Local Television Affiliates: Fox Sports Detroit
Announcers: Mario Impemba, Rod Allen
Local Radio Affiliates: see Detroit Tigers Radio Network
Announcers: Dan Dickerson, Jim Price
Spring Training Facility: Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, Florida


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