/r/Homeplate/

r/Homeplate

40k members
r/Homeplate is a subreddit with 40k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses baseball, struggling, pitching, youth, and equipment, 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"
13 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Got a new custom-made catcher's mitt, what do you all think of it?"
11 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Private pitching lessons and a speed gun for 8U rec ball"
2 posts
#4
Ideas
: "If youth baseball is ‘pay-to-play’ now… why hasn’t anyone built a real alternative?"
2 posts
#5
Money Talk
: "what's the single biggest waste of money in youth baseball development right now?"
2 posts
#6
Opportunities
: "The next time someone says travel is killing rec baseball tell them they should try to set up their league's All-Stars teams"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/Homeplate

#1

Baseball

: "What in the Baseball is going on these days? Mind blowing 🤯"
79 posts
#2

Struggling

36 posts
#3

Pitching

: "My journey through the Pitching machine rabbit hole (Spinball vs Hack Attack vs JUGS)"
27 posts
#4

Youth

: "Had one of those moments as a Youth coach that makes it all worth it - and it had nothing to do with winning."
26 posts
#5

Equipment

: "Best baseball pic I've ever taken"
25 posts
#6

Youth Baseball

: "Youth Baseball getting a little wild"
24 posts
#7

Coaching

: "The joy of Coaching"
23 posts
#8

Swing

: "Swing advice (big 13 y.o. Lefty)"
21 posts
#9

Team

: "What makes a good hitting Team?"
17 posts
#10

Hitting

: "What makes a good Hitting team?"
16 posts

Products Discussed in r/Homeplate

Bat

176 reviews
#1
Rawlings
4.3 from 15 reviews
#2
Marucci
4.3 from 13 reviews
#3
Icon
4.1 from 12 reviews

Glove

84 reviews
#1
Rawlings
4.5 from 24 reviews
#2
Wilson
4.6 from 17 reviews
#3
Bradley
4.6 from 5 reviews

Wood

6 reviews
#1
Warstic
4.0 from 1 review
#2
Brett Bros
5.0 from 1 review
#3
Marucci
4.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/Homeplate

#1
Question
: "End of a Journey"
29 posts
#2
Hitting Mechanics
: "Who else wanted these batting gloves in 1990 to be like Rickey?"
12 posts
#3
Pitching Mechanics
: "Teach your kids a good change up and work at it until it’s great."
5 posts
#4
Gear
: "Here's a bat you won't see often: a Gold-5 Connexion Z-core"
4 posts

Member Growth in r/Homeplate

Yearly
+11k members(39.3%)

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Last updated: June 12, 2026