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Look: Fans Fight at Comerica Park

With increased fan attendance, will there be more fights at Comerica Park the next month?
Look: Fans Fight at Comerica Park
Look: Fans Fight at Comerica Park

The Detroit Tigers are a baseball club enjoying a nice resurgence, after a rough start to their season. 

Fans have witnessed a baseball team overcome a horrific April to put together three consecutive winning months. 

An improved club, along with Miguel Cabrera chasing Major League Baseball history, has rejuvenated the fanbase, and has brought increased crowds at Comerica Park

"I'm glad the fans care, and I'm glad our players are appreciating them coming out," Tigers manager AJ Hinch said last week. "They're all into it. There is a buzz in the ballpark. And, we're trying to earn our way back into being a good baseball team again."

Unfortunately, with increased attendance comes unruliness at times and a segment of the fanbase which struggles to behave itself. 

A video has since surfaced online of a fight between two fans attending a Tigers game last week. The scuffle was brief, and was quickly broken up by onlookers and security. 

Unruly fan behavior has become a concern for all sports, as a brawl at SoFi Stadium recently went viral.

Despite the occasional fight, Tigers fans have been treated to quality baseball and a fun atmosphere in downtown Detroit. The environment over the past weekend was electric, and reminded many of the scene during the team's four consecutive playoff appearances from 2011-14. 

"I love that the players are getting to witness what it's like here in Detroit, when there is an environment like this. I've heard about it. People here have talked about it," Hinch said. "People have seen it through the playoff years. We're going to get back to that point, and the fans are going to love it."

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John Maakaron
JOHN MAAKARON

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