What channel is Tigers Opening Day game vs Padres? How to watch Detroit SportsNet

The 2026 Detroit Tigers season is here. The Tigers are facing the San Diego Padres for their Opening Day game today, Thursday, March 25, but you might have to do some homework to figure out how to watch it. With the Tigers leaving FanDuel Sports Network to create Detroit SportsNet through MLB Media , which will eventually host the Red Wings for the 2026-27 season as well, fans won't be able to just flip to their normal channel for Tigers, Red Wings and Pistons games.

The Tigers and cable providers took the negotiations for where to place the channel right up to Wednesday before striking deals throughout most of Michigan . The channels: Comcast/Xfinity: 1253. DirecTV: 663.

Spectrum/Charter (Alpena, Detroit, Duluth-Superior, Flint-Saginaw, Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo, Lansing, Marquette, Traverse City): 213. Spectrum/Charter (Livonia): 291 Spectrum/Charter (Fort Wayne, Green Bay-Appleton, Toledo): 307/1307. Spectrum/Charter (on Spectrum app): 436.

Fans can pay $19. 99 per month or $189. 99 for a full year for Detroit Sports Net to stream the games, and can learn more about streaming subscriptions for the Tigers and Red Wings at Tigers.