Editing Detroit Tigers (section)

==Fanbase==
There are numerous Tigers fans along the [[Lake Erie]] region throughout the state of [[Michigan]], northwestern [[Ohio]], southwestern [[Ontario]], as well as a small fan base in and around the [[Erie, Pennsylvania]] area, due in part to Detroit's proximity to these regions as well as the presence of the Tigers' [[Double-A (baseball)|Double-A]] affiliate [[Erie SeaWolves]] in northwestern Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite web|author=Fielder'sChoice|title=New York Times releases map of baseball fandom|url=https://www.blessyouboys.com/2014/4/24/5650110/new-york-times-map-of-baseball-nation-fans-detroit-tigers|website=Bless You Boys|date=April 24, 2014|access-date=October 27, 2018|archive-date=October 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028033725/https://www.blessyouboys.com/2014/4/24/5650110/new-york-times-map-of-baseball-nation-fans-detroit-tigers|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Windsor NYT">{{cite web|first=David|last=Waldstein|title=Windsor, Ontario, Shares Detroit's Thrills (Tigers) and Ills (Auto Industry)|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/29/sports/baseball/windsor-ontario-shares-detroits-thrills-tigers-and-ills-auto-industry.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220101/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/29/sports/baseball/windsor-ontario-shares-detroits-thrills-tigers-and-ills-auto-industry.html |archive-date=January 1, 2022 |url-access=limited|website=The New York Times|date=October 28, 2012|access-date=October 27, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="Sarnia fan">{{cite web|first=Terry|last=Bridge|title=Local Detroit Tigers' fan looks forward to Opening Day|url=https://www.theobserver.ca/2015/04/05/local-detroit-tigers-fan-looks-forward-to-opening-day/wcm/48904873-b602-b424-90e6-44ac65dfb573|website=Sarnia Observer|date=April 5, 2015|access-date=October 27, 2018|archive-date=October 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028033630/https://www.theobserver.ca/2015/04/05/local-detroit-tigers-fan-looks-forward-to-opening-day/wcm/48904873-b602-b424-90e6-44ac65dfb573|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Jason|last=Beck|title=Tigers to continue relationship with SeaWolves|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/detroit-tigers-renew-triple-a-toledo-contract-c266585826|website=MLB.com|date=September 19, 2016|access-date=October 27, 2018|archive-date=April 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413025814/https://www.mlb.com/news/detroit-tigers-renew-triple-a-toledo-contract-c266585826|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Al|last=Wilson|title=The road to Detroit leads through...Erie, Pennsylvania?|url=https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/travel/2022/10/09/erie-pennsylvania-travel-baseball-wine-lake-erie-wine-country-seawolves/69539775007/|website=Lansing State Journal|date=October 9, 2022|access-date=May 17, 2023|archive-date=March 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240301065156/https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/travel/2022/10/09/erie-pennsylvania-travel-baseball-wine-lake-erie-wine-country-seawolves/69539775007/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Tigers have their [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] affiliate [[Toledo Mud Hens]] in [[Toledo, Ohio]] in addition to their Double-A affiliate in Erie.<ref>{{cite web|first=Jason|last=Beck|title=Detroit Tigers renew Triple-A Toledo contract|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/detroit-tigers-renew-triple-a-toledo-contract/c-266585826|website=MLB.com|date=February 16, 2018|access-date=October 27, 2018|archive-date=October 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028033739/https://www.mlb.com/news/detroit-tigers-renew-triple-a-toledo-contract/c-266585826|url-status=live}}</ref> The cities of [[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]] and [[Sarnia]], Ontario, have large fan bases of loyal Tigers fans.<ref name="Windsor NYT"/><ref name="Sarnia fan"/> The Tigers continue to develop a strong and long line of baseball fans in Ontario; the majority of baseball fans in southwestern Ontario are considered Tigers loyalists.<ref name="Windsor NYT"/><ref name="Sarnia fan"/>