Detroit Tigers' Opening Day be on cable TV? Here's what we know

2026 Opening Day is fast approaching for the Detroit Tigers . On March 26, the Tigers will open their quest for their first American League Central title since 2014 on the road against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. The big question?

Will Michiganders – especially those who have cable TV packages that previously carried FanDuel Sports Network Detroit – be able to watch it? Yes, wrote Ben Fidelman, Ilitch Sports + Entertainment vice president of communications and broadcasting, in a post Monday, March 22, on social media . “Ultimately, we expect DSN to be available on most, if not all, of the same cable and satellite providers (such as Comcast/Xfinity, DirecTV, and others) currently carrying FanDuel Sports Network,” he wrote Monday.

“If you watched Tigers or Red Wings games through your cable package last year, there's a good chance no action will be needed to watch moving forward. Assuming everything goes as expected, the new channel will appear for you later this week, likely in the same neighborhood as FanDuel Sports Network on your TV guide. ” The Tigers and Detroit Red Wings , both owned by Ilitch Sports + Entertainment, ended their contract with FanDuel earlier this year over concerns over the broadcasting company’s bankruptcy, and announced the formation of “Detroit Sportsnet” to carry broadcasts of the teams.

Detroit SportNet has already streamed several Tigers games onling during spring training, but the move still isn’t fully complete. The Red Wings will remain on FanDuel until the end of the 2025-26 season, then move to Detroit SportsNet for 2026-27 and beyond. The Tigers, meanwhile, apparently will be going right up to the Opening Day deadline – Detroit and San Diego’s game starts at 4:10 p.