COLUMBUS – Columbus Crew SC midfielder Justin Meram – a Shelby Township, Michigan native – is scheduled to throw out the first pitch on Thursday, July 6 at the Detroit Tigers game.

The Tigers host the San Francisco Giants on Thursday, with the game beginning at 1:10 p.m. ET at Comerica Park.

Columbus Crew SC will travel to Minnesota after a quick three-day turnaround from Atlanta United. Crew SC will be meeting the 23rd Major League Expansion club Minnesota United FC for the first time at TCF Bank Stadium on July 4 for a 7 p.m. ET kickoff.

The Black & Gold welcome German Bundesliga-side and DFB Pokal-finalist Eintracht Frankfurt to MAPFRE Stadium for an international friendly on Monday, July 17. The match is set to kick off at 7:30 p.m.

Columbus returns to MLS action at home on July 22 at 7:30 p.m. ET against the Philadelphia Union.