Joker Marchant Stadium

Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium
Address	2301 Lakeland Hills Boulevard; Lakeland, Florida; U.S.
Coordinates	28°4′29″N 81°57′3″W
Owner	City of Lakeland
Operator	Detroit Tigers; (Stadium Operations); Delaware North; (Concessions);
Capacity	8,500
Field size	Left - 340ft.; Center - 420ft.; Right - 340ft.;
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	September 1965
Opened	March 12, 1966
Renovated	2002, 2016, 2017
Expanded	1988
Construction cost	$360,000; ($3.38 million in 2023 dollars);
Architect	Lakeland Engineering Associates
General contractor	Frank C. Decker Construction Co.
Tenants
	Lakeland Flying Tigers (FSL) (1967–2001, 2003–2015, 2017-present); Detroit Tigers (MLB) (spring training) (1966–present); GCL Tigers (GCL);

Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium is a baseball field in Lakeland, Florida. The 8,500-seat stadium was opened in 1966 and has had multiple renovations, most recently in 2017. It was named after local resident and former Lakeland Parks and Recreation Director Marcus "Joker" Marchant. It is the spring training home of the Detroit Tigers and the regular-season home of the minor league affiliates Lakeland Flying Tigers and Gulf Coast Tigers.

On March 15, 2011, the largest crowd in the stadium's history (10,307 people) watched a spring training game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox.

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