Comerica Park

Famous Detroiters

Famous people tied to this place 24

Lexicon entries for the people who lived, worked, performed or liked to spend time here.

• J. K. Simmons born 1955 · actor

  Related place

  Home of the Detroit Tigers, where Simmons threw the ceremonial first pitch on Opening Day, April 6, 2015.

• Justin Verlander born 1983 · baseball pitcher

  Played here

  His home mound for 12 seasons, including his 2007 no-hitter.

• Miguel Cabrera born 1983 · baseball player, first baseman, third baseman, designated hitter

  Played here

  His home ballpark for his entire sixteen-season Tigers career.

• Johnny Damon born 1973 · baseball player, outfielder

  Played here

  Where he recorded his 2,500th career hit and a walk-off home run in the same game.

• Hank Greenberg 1911–1986 · baseball first baseman, team executive

  Memorial

  One of the six Tigers greats honored with a statue on the outfield concourse.

• David Price born 1985 · baseball pitcher

  Played here

  His home mound for a season and a half, including the 2014 division-clinching shutout.

• Iván Rodríguez born 1971 · baseball player, catcher

  Played here

  His home ballpark for his five Tigers seasons, including the 2006 pennant run.

• Prince Fielder born 1984 · baseball player, first baseman, designated hitter

  Played here

  His home field for two seasons, including the 2012 World Series run.

• Max Scherzer born 1984 · baseball pitcher

  Played here

  His home mound during his five Detroit seasons, including his 2013 Cy Young season.

• Mathieu Schneider born 1969 · ice hockey player, defenseman

  Related place

  Site of a Red Wings alumni game he played in on December 31, 2013.

• Al Kaline 1934–2020 · baseball player, right fielder, television announcer

  Memorial

  One of the six statues of Tigers greats on the outfield concourse.

• Ian Kinsler born 1982 · baseball player, second baseman

  Played here

  His home field for four seasons as the Tigers' second baseman.

• Justin Upton born 1987 · baseball outfielder

  Played here

  His home ballpark during his season and a half with the Tigers.

• Mike Ilitch 1929–2017 · entrepreneur, founder of Little Caesars, sports team owner

  Related place

  The Tigers' downtown ballpark, built under Ilitch's ownership to replace Tiger Stadium.

• Curtis Granderson born 1981 · baseball outfielder

  Played here

  His home park, whose large outfield fed his triples. The park is due to be renamed Fifth Third Park before 2027.

• Sparky Anderson 1934–2010 · baseball manager

  Memorial

  The Tigers retired his No. 11 here in 2011. The park is due to be renamed Fifth Third Park before 2027.

• Charlie Gehringer 1903–1993 · baseball player, second baseman

  Memorial

  His statue is one of the six Tigers greats on the left-center-field concourse.

• Hal Newhouser 1921–1998 · baseball pitcher

  Memorial

  One of the six statues of Tigers greats on the outfield concourse.

• Alan Trammell born 1958 · baseball shortstop, manager

  Worked here

  He managed the Tigers here in 2003–2005, and his No. 3 was retired here in 2018. The park is due to be renamed Fifth Third Park before 2027.

• Ernie Harwell 1918–2010 · baseball broadcaster

  Memorial

  He broadcast here in his final seasons, lay in repose here in May 2010, and is honored with a bronze statue and the named press box. The park is due to become Fifth Third Park before 2027.

• Willie Horton born 1942 · baseball player, left fielder

  Memorial

  His statue joined those of Cobb, Gehringer, Greenberg, Kaline and Newhouser in 2000. The ballpark is due to be renamed Fifth Third Park before the 2027 season.

• Lou Whitaker born 1957 · baseball second baseman

  Memorial

  His No. 1 was retired here in August 2022. The park is due to be renamed Fifth Third Park before 2027.

• Jim Leyland born 1944 · baseball manager

  Worked here

  Home of his pennant-winning Tigers teams. The park is due to be renamed Fifth Third Park before 2027.

• Alto Reed 1948–2020 · saxophonist

  Performed here

  He played the national anthem before Game 4 of the 2011 American League Championship Series.