Detroit Tigers: Reasons Why You Should Go to TigerFest in 2018

Reason #2 to go to TigerFest: Tigers sign autographs for fans.

Throughout the entire event, there are Detroit Tigers giving autographs. During the season, if you go to a game, there is a chance that you might be able to get a ball signed. But, at TigerFest, you are guaranteed to get autographs.

At TigerFest, there are at least five lines that end at tables where Tigers are busy signing baseballs, bats, hats, and gloves for fans. The lines are long, but they do move. If you have a child who is 13 or under, you can take advantage of the kids-only line. This line is the fastest moving in the event because only children can get autographs – even though their parents wait with them. And, it usually has more than one Tiger sitting at the table. When my son (who is 13) got in this line, he ended up getting autographs from Drew VerHagen, Mark Lowe, and J.D. Martinez.

The players do not personalize the autographs. And, the employees who run the lines ask that fans do not take posed photographs with the players – but many fans do anyway. By the time the event ended, my son also got autographs from Shane Greene, Daniel Norris, Tyler Collins, and Blaine Hardy.

The only issue with the autograph lines is that fans never know what players will be sitting at the tables. Media photos from the day showed that Cabrera, Justin Upton, Jose Iglesias, as well as other players took time to sign for fans.