About r/baseball
The BIGGEST and BEST subreddit for baseball. The focus is mainly on MLB, but posts about other leagues and levels are welcome! Official r/baseball Discord: https://discord.gg/rbaseball Shohei Ohtani **For the best user experience, we recommend disabling the Reddit redesign.**
The community at a glance
r/baseball is a Subreddit for Professional Sports Fans and Baseball Fans with roughly 3.2M members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #3 in the Baseball communities list. It is the 6th largest community in the Professional Sports topic page.
Roughly 172K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Looking For, Worst Contract, and Team. Product recommendations often mention baseball books.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 40K members
- 2014: 35K members
- 2015: 36K members
- 2016: 213K members
- 2017: 263K members
- 2018: 219K members
- 2019: 232K members
- 2020: 401K members
- 2021: 254K members
- 2023: 805K members
- 2024: 239K members
- 2025: 288K members
- 2026: 160K members
Past year (monthly)
- Dec: 6K members
- Jan: 9K members
- Feb: 9K members
- Mar: 25K members
- Apr: 22K members
- May: 16K members
- Jun: 13K members
- Jul: 14K members
- Aug: 19K members
- Sep: 15K members
- Oct: 15K members
- Nov: 3K members
Topics
- Looking For32 posts in the past month#132Looking For
- Worst Contract11 posts in the past month#211Worst Contract
- Team9 posts in the past month#39Team
- Worst9 posts in the past month#49Worst
- Highlight7 posts in the past month#57Highlight
Flair
- Image11 posts in the past month
- Lucas Gioltio responded to a Sportskeeda instagram post about his donations to Abdul El-Sayed on Instagram
- [Talkin Yanks] Yankees Triple-A affiliate has changed its name to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Highlanders, moving on from the RailRiders team name The Yankees were the Highlanders for the first 10 seasons of the franchise’s existence (1903-1912)
- Every team’s best hitter by OPS this season (min 300 PA)
#111ImageLucas Gioltio responded to a Sportskeeda instagram post about his donations to Abdul El-Sayed on Instagram · [Talkin Yanks] Yankees Triple-A affiliate has changed its name to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Highlanders, moving on from the RailRiders team name The Yankees were the Highlanders for the first 10 seasons of the franchise’s existence (1903-1912) · Every team’s best hitter by OPS this season (min 300 PA) - Video9 posts in the past month
- Accidental ABS Challenge Extends AB, Results in a Hit
- Samsung Lions pitcher Lee Jae-hee is a self-proclaimed Ohtani megafan who wears No. 17, uses the same cleats and glove, and mimics his mechanics. Last night, Lee escaped a one-out, bases-loaded jam and tossed 2.2 scoreless innings to put the Lions one win from a Korean Series title. [PitchingNinja]
- Dominican ABS Blunder
#29VideoAccidental ABS Challenge Extends AB, Results in a Hit · Samsung Lions pitcher Lee Jae-hee is a self-proclaimed Ohtani megafan who wears No. 17, uses the same cleats and glove, and mimics his mechanics. Last night, Lee escaped a one-out, bases-loaded jam and tossed 2.2 scoreless innings to put the Lions one win from a Korean Series title. [PitchingNinja] · Dominican ABS Blunder - Opinion8 posts in the past month
- How much do we need to advance in techonology in order to make having Hawaii and Alaska MLB teams reasonable?
- If the Brooklyn Dodgers got to build their domed stadium in Downtown Brooklyn, do you think it would still be around today?
- Favorite song for your team?
#38OpinionHow much do we need to advance in techonology in order to make having Hawaii and Alaska MLB teams reasonable? · If the Brooklyn Dodgers got to build their domed stadium in Downtown Brooklyn, do you think it would still be around today? · Favorite song for your team? - Analysis6 posts in the past month
- I have never played baseball but I am confident I could enter the game up one in the bottom of the 9th and finish the game without allowing an earned run.
- Ha-Seong Kim and Hyeseong Kim have the same career OBP, Slug, and OPS
- Taiwan's baseball origin story has a few myths in it. Here's what I found researching it.
#46AnalysisI have never played baseball but I am confident I could enter the game up one in the bottom of the 9th and finish the game without allowing an earned run. · Ha-Seong Kim and Hyeseong Kim have the same career OBP, Slug, and OPS · Taiwan's baseball origin story has a few myths in it. Here's what I found researching it. - History5 posts in the past month
- New pitch called a slider: Nov. 1942
- Which pitcher has or had your favorite delivery/motion?
- On This Day in Baseball History - November 7
#55HistoryNew pitch called a slider: Nov. 1942 · Which pitcher has or had your favorite delivery/motion? · On This Day in Baseball History - November 7
Product recommendations
- baseball books3 posts in the past month
- Can anyone recommend me a good book about baseball that would teach me what I would need to know to watch MLB intelligently.
- What baseball related books do you recommend?
- Baseball Books. Recs?
#13baseball booksCan anyone recommend me a good book about baseball that would teach me what I would need to know to watch MLB intelligently. · What baseball related books do you recommend? · Baseball Books. Recs?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/baseball for?
- Best for Professional Sports Fans and Baseball Fans enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/baseball free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/baseball have?
- Roughly 3.2M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/baseball on?
- r/baseball runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/baseball cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/baseball is organized under Professional Sports Fans, Baseball Fans.
- How do I join r/baseball?
- You can join r/baseball by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Professional Sports communities like?
- The largest sports category on the site, covering betting, fan discussion, and athlete coverage across major leagues. Discord dominates with sports betting communities and pick sharing servers alongside official fan communities, while Reddit hosts team-specific subreddits for virtually every professional franchise.
Monthly Stats
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- Views /mo (-4%)
- 21
- Visitors /mo (-12%)
- 2
- Referrals /mo (+100%)
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