The Detroit Tigers said Monday that their ballpark at Comerica Park will be renamed Fifth Third Park starting in the 2027 season. The team made the announcement at the stadium on Sept. 21, and the change will take effect after the 2026 season ends.
The move does not send the Tigers anywhere else. It changes the name on the building, not the building itself, even though the venue has carried the Comerica Park name since it opened in 2000.
The naming shift follows Fifth Third's February merger with Comerica Bank, a $12.3 billion deal that linked the two names now tied to the ballpark. Fifth Third had already said in February that any change would wait until after the 2026 season, which gave fans and the club a clear timetable long before Monday's announcement.
That timing is the point. The Tigers will keep playing downtown, but the sign above the gate will not say the same thing after next season. For a ballpark that has been part of Detroit's baseball identity for more than two decades, the new name lands as a corporate change that arrives without a change in address.
The venue will not be the only baseball site carrying Fifth Third branding. Detroit's Triple-A affiliate, the Toledo Mud Hens, play at Fifth Third Field, and LMCU Ballpark in Grand Rapids was named Fifth Third Ballpark from 2000-20. The Hub City Spartanburgers also play at Fifth Third Park in Spartanburg, South Carolina, giving the name a place elsewhere in the game before it reaches Detroit.
For readers searching now, the answer is simple: the Tigers are not moving, but Comerica Park is getting a new name after the 2026 season. The remaining question is what changes, if any, will be visible before the 2027 season begins, and that is the part fans will be watching most closely as the old name stays in place for one more year.
