Lakeland Flying Tigers

The Lakeland Flying Tigers category covers this Single-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. Florida Sports Blog follows game results, prospects, roster moves, promotions, transactions and player-development stories, with emphasis on players moving through the organization toward the major leagues. Lakeland's Florida State League franchise dates to 1960 and has been affiliated with the Detroit Tigers since 1963, one of the longest continuous affiliations in Minor League Baseball. The club adopted the Flying Tigers name in 2007 as a tribute to the city's aviation history. Lakeland's relationship with Detroit is strengthened by the Tigers' spring-training presence in the city, which dates back more than eight decades.