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MEDIA INFORMATION AND GUIDELINES
Credentials
Credentials will be issued only to legitimate news-gathering agencies.
• Season credentials will be issued only to those agencies that cover the Tigers on a regular basis...these credentials will be
laminated with photos and must be worn in a visible manner at all times.
• Those not qualifying for season credentials will be considered for daily access.
• All requests for credentials must be made online at credentials.mlb.com or in writing on the letterhead of the representative
organization.
• Daily credentials must be requested at least 24 hours in advance of the game to be covered.
• Credentials will be issued to online services that meet all of the following criteria:
(1) Is part of a national news gathering agency.
(2) Reaches a broad audience.
(3) Produces original content.
(4) Has an established record of developing original content.
(5) Employs full-time journalists.
• The Ernie Harwell Media Center is for use by working media ONLY...credentials are not transferable.
• Credentialed media are prohibited from requesting autographs on the field or in the clubhouse...all requests should be made
through the Tigers Media Relations Department with any violation resulting in immediate revocation of the credential.
• Daily credentials will be available at the designated press gate located on Montcalm Avenue three-and-a-half hours before the
scheduled first pitch.
• No credentials will be mailed.
Media Entrance
Media may enter Comerica Park through the main administrative lobby located on Montcalm Avenue.
Parking
A limited number of parking spaces will be set aside for use by media on a daily basis. Please contact the Tigers Media Relations
office for more information.
Ernie Harwell Media Center
The Ernie Harwell Media Center is located on the lower suite level behind home plate. Access to press areas is by ramp, media
elevator and stairs (to the third-base side of home).
• No photography is permitted in the media center without prior approval from the Tigers Media Relations Department.
• When appropriate, seating charts will be posted, and some seats will be permanently reserved for the regular season. However,
please contact a Tigers Media Relations representative for assistance with seating location.
• The media center includes a designated, partitioned area for electronic media located on the first-base side of the media center.
• Game information packages will be available on the back counter of the media center approximately two hours before the game.
Box scores, play-by-play sheets and post-game notes will be distributed in the media center, normally about 15 minutes after the
game’s final pitch.
Clubhouses
Entrance to both clubhouses is on the Comerica Park service level, accessible by media elevator, ramp or stairs. The Tigers
clubhouse is located behind third base, while the visitor’s clubhouse is behind first base.
• Pre- and post-game access rules are those issued by Major League Baseball.
• All still photography and pre-game video photography is prohibited in the Tigers clubhouse without prior consent from the Tigers
Media Relations Department. The use of flip cameras and mobile photographic/video devices is not permitted in the Tigers
clubhouse at any point.
• Tweeting and texting are prohibited in the manager’s office at all times.
Pre-Game Field Access
Only media with credentials permitting field access will be allowed on the Comerica Park playing field. All media must clear the
field 30 minutes prior to first pitch.
Television Coverage
All local television stations are prohibited from shooting and distributing footage inside Comerica Park beginning 30 minutes prior
to each contest and until all broadcast television rightsholders have signed off the air.
• Footage from Comerica Park property and the concourse area are permitted as long as the playing field does not appear in any
way in the shot.
• Television cameras on and around field level are limited to natural light whenever players are on the field.
• All local television stations desiring to shoot inside Comerica Park must request to do so in advance through the Detroit Tigers
Media Relations Department.
In-Game Field Access/Photo Wells
Only those with credentials expressly permitting in-game field access will be allowed in the photo wells. Two photo wells are
located adjacent to each dugout, one on the infield side and one on the outfield side of each.
• In-game access is limited to still photographers and rightsholders broadcasting the game. Enter and exit the field via the home
plate entrance only.
• All photographers must be inside the photo wells at all times.
• While the game is in progress, photographers on the field may only change location between innings. Those photographers on
the field who change location at any other time without prior approval from the Tigers Media Relations Department are subject to
immediate revocation of credentials.
• The installation and placement of parabolic microphones and remote equipment is limited to camera wells and must not interfere
or block house video. All equipment must remain in the wells and not extend out toward the playing field.
• No ball — in play or dead — should be handled by anyone other than a ballboy.
Media Hospitality
Media hospitality is in the dining room, located in the back of the Ernie Harwell Media Center. There is a charge per meal.
• Open for meal service to accredited media members two hours before first pitch.
Media Guides
Media guides of the Tigers are available in the Ernie Harwell Media Center from Tigers Media Relations personnel, while all Major
League Baseball publications and media guides of the other 29 teams are available on mlbpressbox.com to accredited media.
2013 DETROIT TIGERS INFORMATION GUIDE