Tigers announce spring training broadcast schedule; Benetti to call four games

The Tigers announced the club's spring training broadcast schedule for the 2024 Grapefruit League season with six games on Bally Sports Detroit and 18 contests on WXYT channels.

New Tigers TV voice, Jason Benetti, will be on the call for four of the five Bally Sports Detroit broadcasts from Lakeland, while Dan Dickerson will be the play-by-play voice for the fifth. WXYT will air 13 of its contests on 1270 AM and five on 97.1 The Ticket.

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The complete broadcast teams will be announced prior to spring training games. Double-A Erie announcer Greg Gania will replace Dickerson on the radio broadcast when Dickerson fills in for Benetti on the TV broadcast.

The first radio broadcast on 1270 AM will be Saturday, Feb. 24 when the Tigers face the New York Yankees in Lakeland at 1:05 p.m.

The first TV broadcast is the following day, Sunday, Feb. 25. Detroit will play Tampa Bay in Port Charlotte at 1:05 p.m. The game will also be on 97.1 FM.