What will be the new name of Tigers' ballpark? We now know
The Detroit News • • sports
Key Points:
- Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers since 2000, will be renamed Fifth Third Park starting in 2027 following a naming rights deal announced on September 21.
- The name change follows Fifth Third Bancorp's acquisition of Comerica Incorporated earlier this year and continues Fifth Third's history of sponsoring sports venues, including the Toledo Mud Hens' Fifth Third Field.
- The original 30-year naming rights agreement with Comerica, extended through 2034, will be replaced as the bank moved its headquarters to Dallas in 2007.
- Comerica Park is the latest in a series of Detroit Tigers ballpark names dating back to 1894, with the new name marking the first change since the stadium opened.
- Corporate naming rights are common in Major League Baseball, with 22 of the 30 teams playing in stadiums sponsored by corporations.
