Tigers Fans Embrace The Tarps Off Trend For A Boost

There’s a new trend in Major League Baseball called “Tarps Off” that may be the Tigers' saving grace for this season.

The Detroit Tigers are off to a very rough start to the 2026 season, considering there was so much hype going into this year during the offseason.

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So far, their performance has been a major letdown, but there may be one thing that could get them to bounce back, and it all started in St. Louis with a new kind of rally that was started by the Cardinals fans.

As mlb.com explains it this new trend is taking over all ballparks:

Busch Stadium has been ambushed by the “Tarps Off” movement, with a small group of fans deciding to remove their shirts in the right-field stands and wave them around like a rally towel. The swarm of shirtless spectators continued to grow until almost the entire section was filled with men of varying ages joining the trend. On Friday night, when this phenomenon first appeared, the extra energy propelled the Cardinals to a walk-off win over the Royals.

They also explained where this recent trend may have begun:

The current trend started to take hold again in the college football ranks in 2025, with a fan at Oklahoma State accepting a $10 bet from his sister, according to the Athletic, to stand alone in an empty section of Boone Pickens Stadium, shirtless and waving the garment in circles.

I don't know if a bunch of people taking off their shirts and swinging them around like crazy will be the answer to our problems, but at this point anything will help the Tigers.