Thousands at Comerica Park for TigerFest

Tigers GM Al Avila is interviewed by Fox Sports Detroit in The Tiger Den Beer Hall.

Thousands of Tigers fans line up at Gate A for TigerFest.

Tigers GM Al Avila, left, and V.P. and Assistant GM David Chadd, right, talk with sports reporters in The Tiger Den Beer Hall.

Chandler Bats maker Cesar Calleja, 27, of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, lathes this maple bat as fans watch.

These are maple Chandler Bats on sale for $125.

Juddy Potter, 4, of Grosse Pointe Woods, throws the baseball at the Kids Zone.

Rylee Ayrhart, 8, of Wyandotte, throws pitches at the Kids Zone.

Addison Mancini, 6, of Plymouth, pitches at the Kids Zone.

Tiger Miguel Cabrera, left, laughs with the crowd as A2 Magic owner magician Jeff Wawrzaszek, center, 61, of Ann Arbor, laughs with Ethan McManemy, 10, of Richmond, during his magic show on the Kids Stage.

Crystal Paton, 39, of Metamora, takes pictures of Miguel Cabrera on the Kids Stage.

Myah Pitcher, left, 10, looks at her mother, Tina Pitcher, right, 38, both of St. Louis, Mvhigan, as they and Charleah Whipple, center, 10, of Metamora, watch Miguel Cabrera on the Kids Stage.

The Myer family, including, Kim, 39, her husband, Shaun, 31, and their son, Greyson, 2, all of Canton, look at the field.

Tigers Manager Brad Ausmus, shares a laugh with Dan Dickerson, background, play-by-play voice of The Tigers, in The Tiger Den Beer Hall.

Fans wait in one of six autograph lines at Comerica Park.

Tiger players Myles Jaye, right, and Matthew Boyd, background, sign autographs for Luke Sherman, left, and his cousin, Owen Butterfield, center, both 11 and of Millington, in The Tiger Club.

Tiger James McCann briefly talks with reporters in The Tiger Club.