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Hispanic Heritage Month Shifts into High Gear with Local Events

¡Fiesta Tigres! Leads the Charge!

EL CENTRAL by EL CENTRAL
September 25, 2025
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Detroit’s local professional sports teams, universities and community organizations have ramped up their observances of Hispanic Heritage Month with ceremonies, displays of cultural images and celebrations of Latin American culture.

Last week we highlighted the special tributes to Hispanic Heritage Month by the Detroit Lions with their Plaza de los Leones. This past weekend The Detroit Tigers and Detroit City FC got into the game with tips of the cap to the many Latinos who play such important roles in supporting their clubs on and off the field.

Third base coach Joey Cora, Javier Baez, and Andy Ibáñez hold their native flags of Puerto Rico and Cuba

The Tigers wrapped up their last regular season homestand against the Atlanta Braves by honoring the contributions of Latino players and coaches to the game of baseball with the 20th annual ¡Fiesta Tigres! Celebration on Friday and Saturday, September 19 and 20.

Comerica Park was decorated with banners saluting current Latino Tigers players and flags representing the home countries of all MLB players of Latin American descent. Fans were greeted outside the gates along Witherell St by an array of sparkling Lowrider cars displayed by their proud owners. Once inside the park, fans enjoyed music on the concourse that celebrates Latin American culture. Taqueria El Rey’s Mexican fare was available for sale and fans could visit the “313 Taco” locations around the park.

The Tigers honored former pitcher Aníbal Sánchez throughout the ¡Fiesta Tigres! celebration.

Sánchez, a native of Maracay, Venezuela, spent six seasons in Detroit from 2012-2017, helping the Tigers advance to the World Series in 2012, as he pitched in three straight postseasons.

Anibal Sanchez was honored before the game

In Friday’s pre-game ceremony, the Tigers’ honored Tarik Skubal as their nominee for the 2025 Roberto Clemente Award, which is presented annually to an MLB player who best embodies baseball through extraordinary character, community involvement and philanthropy.

The final Saturday giveaway for fans was a “Vamos Tigres” Rope Hat. To make it even more special, a small group of lucky fans received hats autographed by Tigers players of Hispanic heritage. ¡Fiesta Tigres! Saturday festivities included dancers from Ballet Folklorico groups, flags representing the Latin American countries and recognition of all current Latin Tigers players and coaching staff. Local Latin singer Caleb Gutierrez sang the National Anthem and threw out the ceremonial first pitch.

As a special visual treat, local Hispanic artist Freddy Diaz, who is the final featured artist in the 2025 Tigers Design Series, created a live mural design depicting ¡Fiesta Tigres! on the Comerica Park concourse throughout the game. Digitized copies of the mural design will be printed and given to 200 lucky fans at random.

Tigers CEO Ryan Gustafson presents Tigers Tarik Skubal with the Roberto Clemente award. Photo by Mike Alberts/ EL CENTRAL
Tiger fans reuniting at Fiesta Tigres. Photo courtesy of Suzy Garza-Villareal
Parker Meadows (#22) chases down a ball in the outfield as Riley Green (#31) ducks out of the way. Photo by Adam J. Dewey
Guests of Comerica Bank for Fiesta Tigres. Photo courtesy of Guadalupe Lara
Wenceel Pérez holds the flag of the Dominican Republic alongside Gleyber Torres holding the Venezuelan flag, both honoring their home countries
Ballet Folklorico performs traditional Mexican dances on the field before the game
A mariachi band roams the concourse playing for fans in attendance
A Tigers hype squad member shows off the Fiesta Tigres hat giveaway while sporting a Tigers shirt designed by local artist Freddy Diaz
Paws checks out the lowriders on display outside of Comerica Park for the 20th annual Fiesta Tigres game. Photo by Adam J. Dewey
Lowriders sit on display outside of Comerica Park for the 20th annual Fiesta Tigres game
Lowriders sit on display outside of Comerica Park for the 20th annual Fiesta Tigres game

¡Fiesta Tigres! ¡Lleva la batuta!

El Mes de la Herencia Hispana cobra impulso con eventos locales

Los equipos deportivos profesionales locales, las universidades y las organizaciones comunitarias de Detroit han intensificado sus celebraciones del Mes de la Herencia Hispana con ceremonias, exhibiciones de imágenes culturales y celebraciones de la cultura latinoamericana.

La semana pasada destacamos los homenajes especiales al Mes de la Herencia Hispana que realizaron los Detroit Lions con su Plaza de los Leones. El fin de semana pasado, los Detroit Tigers y el Detroit City FC se lanzaron al partido con un homenaje a los numerosos latinos que desempeñan un papel tan importante en el apoyo a sus clubes dentro y fuera del campo.

Third base coach Joey Cora, Javier Baez, and Andy Ibáñez hold their native flags of Puerto Rico and Cuba

Los Tigers concluyeron su última serie de partidos en casa de la temporada regular contra los Atlanta Braves honrando las contribuciones de los jugadores y entrenadores latinos al béisbol con la 20.ª edición anual de ¡Fiesta Tigres! Celebración el viernes 19 y sábado 20 de septiembre.

El Comerica Park estuvo decorado con pancartas que saludaban a los jugadores latinos actuales de los Tigres y banderas que representaban a los países de origen de todos los jugadores de la MLB de ascendencia latinoamericana. Los aficionados fueron recibidos en las puertas de la calle Witherell por una serie de brillantes autos Lowrider exhibidos por sus orgullosos dueños. Una vez dentro del parque, disfrutaron de música en la explanada que celebra la cultura latinoamericana. La comida mexicana de Taquería El Rey estaba a la venta y los aficionados pudieron visitar los locales “313 Taco” alrededor del parque. Los Tigres honraron al exlanzador Aníbal Sánchez durante la celebración de la ¡Fiesta Tigres!.

Sánchez, originario de Maracay, Venezuela, pasó seis temporadas en Detroit, de 2012 a 2017, ayudando a los Tigres a avanzar a la Serie Mundial en 2012, lanzando en tres postemporadas consecutivas.

Anibal Sanchez was honored before the game

En la ceremonia previa al partido del viernes, los Tigres honraron a Tarik Skubal como su nominado al Premio Roberto Clemente 2025, que se otorga anualmente al jugador de la MLB que mejor representa el béisbol a través de su carácter extraordinario, participación comunitaria y filantropía.

El último obsequio del sábado para los aficionados fue una gorra de cuerda con la leyenda “Vamos Tigres”. Para hacerlo aún más especial, un pequeño grupo de afortunados aficionados recibió gorras autografiadas por jugadores de los Tigres de ascendencia hispana. ¡Fiesta Tigres! Las festividades del sábado incluyeron bailarines de grupos de ballet folklórico, banderas que representan a los países latinoamericanos y un reconocimiento a todos los jugadores y cuerpo técnico actuales de los Tigres Latinos. El cantante latino local Caleb Gutiérrez cantó el Himno Nacional y realizó el primer lanzamiento ceremonial.

Como un regalo visual especial, el artista hispano local Freddy Díaz, quien es el último artista destacado en la Serie de Diseño de los Tigres 2025, creó un mural en vivo que representa ¡Fiesta Tigres! en la explanada del Comerica Park durante todo el partido. Se imprimirán copias digitalizadas del diseño del mural y se entregarán al azar a 200 afortunados fans.

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