Tigers announce 2009 Spring Training schedule

Hot off the presses! I just received this press release from the Tigers:

DETROIT – The Detroit Tigers today announced the club’s exhibition game schedule for 2009 Spring Training in Lakeland, FL. Additionally, the club today announced ticket prices for all exhibition games in 2009 will remain the same as 2008.

Next spring will mark the Tigers 73rd season at “TigerTown” in Lakeland, extending the longest-standing relationship between a major league team and a current Spring Training host city. The 2009 spring season marks the club’s 44th consecutive season of exhibition play at Joker Marchant Stadium.

The Tigers will begin the exhibition schedule on Wednesday, February 25 as the club welcomes the Atlanta Braves to Joker Marchant Stadium, the first of 19 exhibition games played in Lakeland during the upcoming spring. Detroit will host two exhibition games in advance of the World Baseball Classic with Venezuela and Panama on Tuesday, March 3 and Wednesday, March 4, respectively.

Tickets for the 2009 spring exhibition season will be priced at two separate levels, with all prices remaining the same as 2008. The first set is for premium games, which include all games against the Atlanta Braves, New York Mets, New York Yankees and all Friday, Saturday and Sunday games. The second price level is for the remainder of the schedule. Premium game ticket prices range from $10-21, while the ticket prices for the remainder of games range from $8-19.

Season ticket packages for the 2009 Tigers Spring Training exhibition season are on sale now at the Joker Marchant Stadium ticket office or can be ordered by mail at: Detroit Tigers, Attn.: Ticket Office, 2125 N. Lake Ave., Lakeland, FL 33805. Fans may also purchase season tickets at www.tigers.com beginning on Friday, December 12. Individual game tickets go on sale beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 10th, and can be ordered by visiting the ticket office at Joker Marchant Stadium, calling 866-66-TIGER or visiting www.tigers.com. For additional ticket information and special group pricing, call the Lakeland office at 863-686-8075.

DETROIT TIGERS 2009 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE
Wed. Feb. 25 Atlanta Lakeland 1:05 PM
Thur. Feb. 26 Washington Viera 1:05 PM
Fri. Feb. 27 Toronto Dunedin 1:05 PM
Sat. Feb. 28 NY Mets Lakeland 1:05 PM
Sun. March 1 Pittsburgh Bradenton 1:05 PM
Mon. March 2 FL Southern College Lakeland 1:05 PM
Tues. March 3 Venezuela WBC Lakeland 1:05 PM
Wed. March 4 Panama WBC Lakeland 1:05 PM
Thur. March 5 Washington Lakeland 1:05 PM
Fri. March 6 NY Yankees Tampa 7:15 PM
Sat. March 7 Philadelphia Clearwater 1:05 PM
Sun. March 8 NY Yankees Lakeland 1:05 PM*
Mon. March 9 Florida Jupiter 1:05 PM
Tues. March 10 St. Louis Jupiter 1:05 PM
Wed. March 11 NY Yankees Lakeland 1:05 PM
Thur. March 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - O p e n D a t e - - - - - - - - - - - -
Fri. March 13 NY Mets Lakeland 1:05 PM
Sat. March 14 Toronto Lakeland 1:05 PM
Sun. March 15 Washington Viera 1:05 PM
Mon. March 16 St. Louis Lakeland 1:05 PM
Tues. March 17 Houston Lakeland 1:05 PM
Wed. March 18 - - - - - - - - - - - - O p e n D a t e - - - - - - - - - - - -
Thur. March 19 Atlanta Disney World 7:05 PM
Fri. March 20 Washington Lakeland 1:05 PM
Sat. March 21 NY Yankees Tampa 1:15 PM
Sun. March 22 Florida Lakeland 1:05 PM
Mon. March 23 Boston Fort Myers 1:05 PM
Tues. March 24 - - - - - - - - - - - - O p e n D a t e - - - - - - - - - - - -
Wed. March 25 NY Mets Port St. Lucie 1:10 PM
Thur. March 26 Tampa Bay Lakeland 6:05 PM
Fri. March 27 Atlanta Disney World 1:05 PM
Sat. March 28 Toronto Dunedin 1:05 PM
Sun. March 29 Atlanta Lakeland 1:05 PM
Mon. March 30 Washington Viera 1:05 PM
Tues. March 31 Washington Lakeland 1:05 PM
Wed. April 1 Atlanta Lakeland 1:05 PM
Thur. April 2 Toronto Lakeland 1:05 PM
Fri. April 3 Atlanta Turner Field 7:05 PM
Sat. April 4 Atlanta Turner Field 1:05 PM
All time is Eastern (Detroit) Time * Daylight Savings Time begins March 8
Schedule as of December 2, 2008 (subject to change)