DETROIT – The Detroit Tigers have already stepped up their Twitter game this season, announcing the Opening Day lineup with a retro video game theme.
The team's official Twitter account announced the first lineup at 11:16 a.m. Thursday with the caption, "Time to blow the dust off the cartridge."
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The attached video used a Nintendo-style font and menu screen to select the players and reveal the lineup.
Here's the Opening Day lineup:
Right-hander Jordan Zimmermann will start on the mound for the Tigers.
You can see the full video below.
Time to blow the dust off the cartridge.
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) March 28, 2019
Here's your 2019 Tigers #OpeningDay lineup. #MotorOn pic.twitter.com/HS29ZMHofJ