About r/mlb
Subreddit for Major League Baseball. Reddit’s #1 MLB Discussion Community. From discussions, news, analysis, and highlights from all thirty teams.
The community at a glance
r/mlb is a Subreddit for Professional Sports Fans and Baseball Fans with roughly 3.1M members. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 2nd largest community in the Baseball topic page and the 7th largest community in the Professional Sports topic page.
Roughly 71K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Mlb, Yankees, and Injuries.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 9K members
- 2014: 7K members
- 2015: 9K members
- 2016: 12K members
- 2017: 17K members
- 2018: 21K members
- 2019: 32K members
- 2020: 17K members
- 2021: 16K members
- 2023: 1.4M members
- 2024: 1.5M members
- 2025: 56K members
- 2026: 52K members
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 1K members
- Oct: 6K members
- Nov: 9K members
- Dec: 4K members
- Jan: 6K members
- Feb: 4K members
- Mar: 7K members
- Apr: 8K members
- May: 7K members
- Jun: 7K members
- Jul: 7K members
- Aug: 7K members
Topics
- Mlb132 posts in the past month#1132Mlb
- Yankees14 posts in the past month#214Yankees
- Injuries11 posts in the past month#311Injuries
- Players10 posts in the past month#410Players
- Umpires9 posts in the past month#59Umpires
Flair
- :Message: | Discussion22 posts in the past month
- A Losing Team Wins Division: Is This the Year?
- 5 players have an OPS above .900 this year. 6 players had an OPS above 1.000 in 2019
- Thoughts on the current MLB noise level
#122:Message: | DiscussionA Losing Team Wins Division: Is This the Year? · 5 players have an OPS above .900 this year. 6 players had an OPS above 1.000 in 2019 · Thoughts on the current MLB noise level - :AMessage: | Discussion18 posts in the past month
- Fans boo Dodgers' Kyle Tucker amid defensive mishap, offensive struggles
- Has a division ever held top spots in wild card standings à la AL East at the present moment?
- Zac Veen of the Rockies has 2 hits in 2026 and both of them have landed in a body of water
#218:AMessage: | DiscussionFans boo Dodgers' Kyle Tucker amid defensive mishap, offensive struggles · Has a division ever held top spots in wild card standings à la AL East at the present moment? · Zac Veen of the Rockies has 2 hits in 2026 and both of them have landed in a body of water - :News: | News17 posts in the past month
- San Diego Padres minor-league catching coordinator detained by ICE in Texas
- Mariners are calling up baseball's top pitching prospect Kade Anderson to make his MLB debut on Saturday!
- Diamondbacks put Ketel Marte on restricted list after no-show
#317:News: | NewsSan Diego Padres minor-league catching coordinator detained by ICE in Texas · Mariners are calling up baseball's top pitching prospect Kade Anderson to make his MLB debut on Saturday! · Diamondbacks put Ketel Marte on restricted list after no-show - :Message: | History12 posts in the past month
- Who remembers when Cincinnati Reds phenom Elly De La Cruz electrified baseball by stealing second, third, and home plate during a single top-of-the-seventh-inning sequence against the Milwaukee Brewers?
- Joshua Baez historic debut got me wondering just how many players hit a home run on the very first pitch they saw in the big leagues - the answer is a somewhat surprising 33 - but the extremely surprising part is that 8 of them were pitchers
- On This Day in Baseball History
#412:Message: | HistoryWho remembers when Cincinnati Reds phenom Elly De La Cruz electrified baseball by stealing second, third, and home plate during a single top-of-the-seventh-inning sequence against the Milwaukee Brewers? · Joshua Baez historic debut got me wondering just how many players hit a home run on the very first pitch they saw in the big leagues - the answer is a somewhat surprising 33 - but the extremely surprising part is that 8 of them were pitchers · On This Day in Baseball History - :Video: | Highlight9 posts in the past month
- [Highlight] The Brewers score their 20th and 21st run after Julio Rodríguez lost track of outs
- Fernando Tatis Jr. robs a grand slam from Francisco Lindor!
- [Highlight] PETE-CROW ARMSTRONG WALKS IT OFF IN THE 10TH FOR THE CUBS!!!
#59:Video: | Highlight[Highlight] The Brewers score their 20th and 21st run after Julio Rodríguez lost track of outs · Fernando Tatis Jr. robs a grand slam from Francisco Lindor! · [Highlight] PETE-CROW ARMSTRONG WALKS IT OFF IN THE 10TH FOR THE CUBS!!!
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/mlb for?
- Best for Professional Sports Fans and Baseball Fans enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/mlb 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/mlb have?
- Roughly 3.1M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/mlb on?
- r/mlb 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/mlb cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/mlb is organized under Professional Sports Fans, Baseball Fans.
- How do I join r/mlb?
- You can join r/mlb 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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- 12
- Visitors /mo (+20%)
- 0
- Referrals /mo (-100%)
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