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ESPN Adds Another Tigers Sunday Night Game as Detroit’s Surge Continues

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Kristie Ackert | Last updated Jul 2, 2025 4:29 PM ET

The last time the Tigers played on Sunday Night Baseball, it felt like the start of something.

Now it feels like confirmation that they are one of the hottest and most exciting teams in baseball.

Detroit is back in ESPN’s national spotlight on July 20, when the Tigers travel to Texas to face the defending champion Rangers. After over two million viewers watched reigning Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal crush the souls of the Minnesota Twins hitters on June 30, it's no surprise ESPN is coming back to the Tigers.

The team announced it on social media Wednesday afternoon.

we’re back

July 20 at TEX has been flexed to Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN! pic.twitter.com/OsO7oCEu9r
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) July 2, 2025

Since mid-June, they’ve surged up the standings, riding elite starting pitching, a stabilizing bullpen, and a lineup that suddenly looks confident in big moments. They’ve climbed back into the playoff race and turned what once felt like another rebuilding year into a legitimate run.

And people are starting to notice.

Sunday Night Baseball used to be reserved for the usual suspects. The Yankees. The Dodgers. Big brands with big markets. But the Tigers earned their first SNB appearance in eight years just last week—and now, they’re getting a second.

They didn’t get back in by accident. They played their way in.

Tarik Skubal, already in the Cy Young conversation, set the tone last Sunday. Riley Greene has been electric. The young core is growing up fast, and for the first time in a long time, the Tigers don’t just believe they belong on the national stage—they’re proving it.

Detroit’s not asking for respect anymore.

They’re demanding it—with wins, with swagger, and with a second straight Sunday night spotlight.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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