r/Homeplate is a subreddit with 41k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses baseball, youth, struggling, pitching, and coaching, and they frequently recommend/review bat, glove, and wood.
A subreddit dedicated for those who play baseball.
Popular Themes in r/Homeplate
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Dear coaches, stop with the bush league stuff"
11 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Need Advice: Handling Angry Parents After Rec Team All-Star Selections"
11 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Broken Bat Idea"
2 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "what's the single biggest waste of money in youth baseball development right now?"
2 posts
#5
Solution Requests
: "Private pitching lessons and a speed gun for 8U rec ball"
1 post
#6
Self-Promotion
: "After coaching youth baseball, I got tired of paper lineup cards, so I built this"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Homeplate
#1
Baseball
: "What in the Baseball is going on these days? Mind blowing 🤯"
75 posts
#2
Youth
: "Had one of those moments as a Youth coach that makes it all worth it - and it had nothing to do with winning."
39 posts
#3
Struggling
35 posts
#4
Pitching
: "My journey through the Pitching machine rabbit hole (Spinball vs Hack Attack vs JUGS)"
34 posts
#5
Coaching
: "The joy of Coaching"
26 posts
#6
Equipment
: "Current Red Sox pitcher. Happy to answer any pitching development questions for parents and players in the comments."
26 posts
#7
Hitting
: "I suck at Hitting fly ball fungos"
21 posts
#8
Swing
18 posts
#9
Team
: "What makes a good hitting Team?"
16 posts
#10
Training
: "Running mechanics for baseball?"
16 posts
Products Discussed in r/Homeplate
Flair Used in r/Homeplate
#1
Question
: "End of a Journey"
26 posts
#2
Hitting Mechanics
: "Who else wanted these batting gloves in 1990 to be like Rickey?"
14 posts
#3
Gear
: "New Pick Up"
7 posts
#4
Pitching Mechanics
: "Teach your kids a good change up and work at it until it’s great."
4 posts
Member Growth in r/Homeplate
Yearly
+11k members(38.6%)
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Last updated: June 20, 2026