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 #9 in the Baseball communities list. It is the 6th largest community in the Professional Sports topic page.
Roughly 173K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Looking For, Struggling, and Worst. 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: 109K members
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 5K members
- Oct: 17K members
- Nov: 16K members
- 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: 987 members
Topics
- Looking For33 posts in the past month#133Looking For
- Struggling11 posts in the past month#211Struggling
- Worst11 posts in the past month#311Worst
- Worst Contract11 posts in the past month#411Worst Contract
- Team9 posts in the past month#59Team
Flair
- Video17 posts in the past month
- Pete Crow-Armstrong hits a two-run bomb to break the scoreless tie in the 10th
- Pete Crow-Armstrong blasts a 2-run homer in the top of the 10th to break the tie!
- [Highlight] Yandy Diaz jumps at the first pitch from MacKenzie Gore for a leadoff home run
#117VideoPete Crow-Armstrong hits a two-run bomb to break the scoreless tie in the 10th · Pete Crow-Armstrong blasts a 2-run homer in the top of the 10th to break the tie! · [Highlight] Yandy Diaz jumps at the first pitch from MacKenzie Gore for a leadoff home run - Image11 posts in the past month
- Cubs-Cardinals win probability chart today
- White Sox broadcast shows young Yankee fan dreading Murakami batting next
- Red Sox medical staff this year:
#211ImageCubs-Cardinals win probability chart today · White Sox broadcast shows young Yankee fan dreading Murakami batting next · Red Sox medical staff this year: - News11 posts in the past month
- The Seattle Mariners will have "Jimothy Night"
- MLB Umpire Forced To Talk To Crowd After Squirrel Completely Takes Over Game In Detroit In Hilarious Video
- [sideretiredpod] Start Spreading the News!! Big time congrats to #FriendOfThePod @blake.schaaf on signing with the @yankees . Blake hit .360 this summer in the @officialccol after posting a .945 OPS for @wakebaseball in 2026!!
#311NewsThe Seattle Mariners will have "Jimothy Night" · MLB Umpire Forced To Talk To Crowd After Squirrel Completely Takes Over Game In Detroit In Hilarious Video · [sideretiredpod] Start Spreading the News!! Big time congrats to #FriendOfThePod @blake.schaaf on signing with the @yankees . Blake hit .360 this summer in the @officialccol after posting a .945 OPS for @wakebaseball in 2026!! - Opinion7 posts in the past month
- Blazer jersey at Mariners game?
- Is there any real reason to support a salary cap?
- What are your thoughts on college football programs being worth more than MLB teams?
#47OpinionBlazer jersey at Mariners game? · Is there any real reason to support a salary cap? · What are your thoughts on college football programs being worth more than MLB teams? - Rumor4 posts in the past month
- Passan- The Phillies have talked to the Angels about Zach Neto.
- Sammon- The Cubs have checked in on Freddy Peralta
- Ryan Garcia- The Yankees have been receiving about their rotation surplus
#54RumorPassan- The Phillies have talked to the Angels about Zach Neto. · Sammon- The Cubs have checked in on Freddy Peralta · Ryan Garcia- The Yankees have been receiving about their rotation surplus
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 (+50%)
- 16
- Visitors /mo (+33%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo
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