These baseball captions will liven up your Instagram and social media posts. A good photo is one thing, but you really have something when combined with a great caption!
These captions, sayings, and mottos cover various topics, including funny baseball sayings, captions for baseball moms, and famous baseball quotes. There’s even a selection of hashtags you can add to your posts for greater connectivity with like-minded baseball fans.
Best Baseball Captions
1.) Baseball is not a game. It’s a way of life.
2.) Life is better at the ballpark.
3.) Play hard or don’t play at all.
4.) Hard work beats talent if talent doesn’t work hard.
5.) Take me out to the ball game.
6.) A game so fine it’s played on a diamond.
7.) Home sweet ballpark.
8.) Baseball is not a game but a passion.
9.) Practice like you play, play as you practice.
10.) Life’s a pitch.
11.) Never give up. The last swing could win the game.
12.) Baseball, no grass stains, no glory, no bruises, no story.
13.) Living life in between the seams.
Famous Baseball Captions
14.) Field of dreams.
15.) The most important pitch is the next one.
16.) The offense wins games. Defense wins championships.
17.) Quitters never win, but winners never quit.
18.) Baseball is the hardest of all sports. You’re trying to hit a round ball with a round bat squarely.
19.) Let’s play ball.
20.) Respect all, fear none.
21.) Swing for the fences.
22.) Hey, batter-batter, hey, batter-batter, swing.
23.) Practice hard. Play hard. Be hard to beat.
24.) You can’t lose if they don’t score.
25.) Baseball is a way of life, not a game.
26.) 1, 2, 3, strikes, your out at the old ball game.
27.) Winning isn’t everything. It’s the only thing.
28.) Win the last game you play!
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Fun Baseball Captions
28.) Eat, sleep, play baseball, repeat.
30.) Major League fun.
31.) Life begins when the season starts.
32.) 6+4+3=2
33.) No grass stains, no glory, No bruises, no story.
34.) It doesn’t mean a thing if you ain’t got that swing.
35.) Going, going, gone.
36.) Get in our league.
37.) You’re outta here.
38.) Tis the season.
39.) All I do is hit dingers.
40.) Summer days and double plays.
41.) 3 up, 3 down.
42.) Yes, I speak fluent baseball.
43.) It’s a sliding-into-home kind of day.
44.) Not quite a record year, but we sure lit up the scoreboard.
45.) Watching your son give all he’s got priceless!
46.) It’s a bee-yoo-tiful day for baseball.
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Baseball Mom Captions
47.) Keep calm, but I can’t cause I’m a baseball mom.
48.) I’m not yelling. This is my normal baseball mom voice.
49.) Mom of #________
50.) I’m not swearing; I’m just using my baseball mom’s words.
51.) My son made the game-winning play.
52.) Some people dream of meeting their favorite players, but I’m raising mine.
53.) Busy raising ballers.
54.) My favorite baseball player calls me Mom.
55.) Rockin’ the baseball mom’s life.
56.) I’m a glove findin’, uniform washin’, Gatorade gettin’, picture takin’, always cheerin’ baseball mom.
57.) I teach my kid to hit hard and steal.
58.) He has the game-winning out.
59.) Behind every great ballplayer is a great baseball mom.
60.) Even though it was a tough game, we still got ice cream.
61.) He hit a home run.
62.) Nothing better on a Saturday night than friends, food, and baseball.
63.) I taught my son to hit and steal baseballs and bases.
64.) So proud of my kid.
65.) Behind every good baseball player is an even better mom.
66.) This mom runs on caffeine, baseball, and Jesus.
67.) I don’t need therapy. I just need to watch my son play baseball.
68.) Nothing like driving to the ballpark when you’re on autopilot, and it’s my son’s day off.
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Funny Baseball Sayings
69.) Keep swinging—that breeze feels great.
70.) Where’s home? Take three lefts. I can’t miss it.
71.) I was taught to hit and steal.
72.) Even God played baseball: In the “Big Inning,” He made the heavens and the earth.
73.) Sorry, I was not listening. I was thinking about baseball.
74.) I got 99 problems, but a pitch ain’t one.
75.) Hit hard, run fast and turn left.
76.) All about that base.
77.) Baseball hair doesn’t care.
78.) Rub some dirt on it. You ain’t hurt!
Clever and Creative Captions
79.) In a league all your own.
80.) Defense wins championships. Offense sells tickets.
81.) I was once told, it doesn’t matter whether you win or lose. It’s about how you play the game and have fun. But the game is a lot more fun when you win.
82.) Weekend forecast: Baseball
83.) Coach told me defense wins championships. Then I said I thought the object of the game is to score more than the other team.
84.) I love baseball. No, if’s, and’s, or bunts.
85.) Go ahead, swing and miss. Mom still loves you.
86.) Life is like baseball. You will not hit every pitch. Make the most of the ones you do.
87.) Baseball is the only place in life where a sacrifice is really appreciated.
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88.) The other sports are just sports. Baseball is love.
89.) Baseball is the sport of this country, and nobody can take that away.
90.) Baseball is not a game. It’s a passion.
91.) Walking into the stadium is one of the best feelings in the world.
92.) We are having major league fun.
93.) On the field is where I spend most of my days.
94.) When people say baseball is boring, they have no understanding of what actually goes into this game.
95.) It’s game day y’all.
96.) Live, love, baseball.
97.) Let’s do this, boy.
98.) Baseball withdrawal is real.
99.) 4 Bases, 3 Outs, 2 Teams, 1 Winner.
100.) Concession stand squad.
101.) Does anyone else hear “Sweet Caroline” playing?
102.) When life throws you a curveball, hit it out of the park.
103.) Baseball is not just a game. It’s way more than that.
104.) We’re in a league all our own.
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105.) There are a lot of things wrong with this world. Baseball is not one of them.
106.) You don’t need a ticket to see some of the best baseball in the world.
107.) Ballfields, late nights, home runs, and stadium lights.
108.) Livin life by the seams.
109.) Summer nights and ballpark lights.
110.) You can’t hit the ball if you’re thinking about all the ways you can miss.
111.) Another day, another walk-off.
112.) It’s not how you look when you’re playing the game. It’s how you play the game when people are watching. And if you succeed, don’t let it get to your head.
113.) I make my weaknesses my strengths and my strengths stronger.
Motivational Baseball Captions
114.) The harder you work, the luckier you get.
115.) Move away from the fear.
116.) Always look for the way to go further.
117.) The only way they know that you’re for real is by shutting them up and proving them wrong.
118.) To be successful, we must first believe, then we can do it.
119.) The best athlete constantly wins because he constantly thinks, works, and makes the way.
120.) Give it your all, or go home!
121.) The difference between a good baseball player and a great one is not that the great one doesn’t make mistakes. What makes him great is that he knows how to handle it when he makes one.
122.) Will is greater than skill.
123.) Setbacks pave the way for comebacks.
124.) Refuse to lose.
125.) Give it all you got and help your ball club win.
126.) Will is greater than skill.
127.) The offense is your best defense. Keep swinging for the fences.
128.) Practice as you have never won and you have never lost.
Inspirational Mottos
128.) Good players inspire themselves. Great players inspire others.
130.) It’s not how hard you practice when somebody is watching. It’s how hard you practice when nobody is watching.
131.) When life gives you, bad hops make great plays.
132.) Life’s like a 3-1 count.
133.) The only way they know that you’re for real is by shutting them up and proving them wrong.
134.) If you didn’t get dirty, you didn’t play.
135.) It’s about playing, catching, and throwing strikes.
136.) Play every game like it’s game 7.
137.) Whatever it takes.
138.) Practice perfect today. Play like a champion tomorrow.
139.) I can’t guarantee you will win every time you try, but I can guarantee you will lose every time you don’t try.
140.) Success is not owned, it’s leased, and rent is due every day.
Baseball boyfriend
141.) I love my baseball boy.
142.) My boyfriend can strike out your boyfriend.
143.) I’m a baseball kind of girl.
144.) My heart belongs to a pitcher.
145.) Yes, I’m a woman. Yes, I do speak fluent baseball.
146.) My heart belongs to a baseball player.
147.) Sorry, but you are not making it to first base.
148.) Proud girlfriend of a baseball player.
149.) That’s my man on the mound.
150.) I go nuts for baseball butts.
151.) Take me home!
152.) Caught my heart.
153.) Baseball players cuddle better.
154.) I’m out of your league.
155.) I’m a baseball girl, and I could probably strike you out.
156.) Dibs on the coach.
157.) My boyfriend is smart, funny, and a great baseball player.
158.) Here for the cuties and baseball bootys.
159.) My boyfriend loves to play baseball, and I’m his trophy.
160.) Keep calm and be a baseball girlfriend.
Baseball with Girlfriend Captions
161.) I hope you are good at catching because I’m starting to fall for you.
162.) You’re the perfect catch.
163.) My pitch to you… Be my GF?
164.) The best part of my day is spending nine innings with you.
165.) I love you to the centerfield and fence and back.
166.) Love you to the outfield and back.
167.) Gameday with my number 1.
168.) You know I’m all about that base.
169.) Kissing her before the game.
Hashtags for Baseball
170.) #baseball
171.) #mlb
172.) #sports
173.) #beisbol
174.) #champions
175.) #baseballfield
176.) #collegebaseball
177.) #proudmom
178.) #baseballbat
179.) #hitting
180.) #baseballtraining
181.) #baseballkids
182.) #baseballfans
183.) #majorleague
184.) #baseballhalloffame
185.) #baseballcoach
186.) #baseballteam
187.) #mlbnetwork
188.) #baseballmom
189.) #springtraining
190.) #littleleague
Fun Hashtags for America’s Game
191.) #batflip
192.) #dinger
193.) #baseballism
194.) #baseballgirlfriend
195.) #baseballislife
196.) #baseballlove
197.) #baseballisback
198.) #baseballdog
199.) #baseballlife
200.) #baseballandbeer
201.) #baseballforlife
202.) #baseballtime
203.) #baseballfun
204.) #baseballisbetter
Baseball Tags
205.) #baseballs
206.) #mlbnews
207.) #baseballgame
208.) #baseballplayer
209.) #homerun
210.) #instabaseball
211.) #milb
212.) #pitching
213.) #baseballplays
214.) #baseballplayers
215.) #majorleaguebaseball
216.) #catchers
217.) #baseballcap
218.) #baseballglove
219.) #rawlings
220.) #baseballdad
221.) #pitch
222.) #baseballtee
223.) #baseballcards
224.) #baseballseason
Baseball Quotes
225.) There’s no crying in baseball.
– A League of Their Own
226.) I’m not greedy. I’m not selfish. I just wanted to get to a World Series one time.
– Craig Biggio
227.) Never forget the power of practice.
– Mike Trout
228.) Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa.
– Casey Stengel
229.) It ain’t like football. You can’t make up no trick plays.
– Yogi Berra
230.) Some guys live for crunch time, I’m one of them.
– Chipper Jones
231.) Just want to taste what it is like to win in New York.
– David Wright
232.) The best possible thing in baseball is winning the World Series. The second best thing is losing the World Series.
– Tommy Lasorda
233.) It’s not just about me… the best thing I can do is be the best teammate I can.
– Stephen Strasburg
234.) If you’re not prepared, it’s not pressure you feel. It’s fear.
– Bruce Bochy
Funny Baseball Quotations
235.) Baseball is 90 percent mental. The other half is physical.
– Yogi Berra
236.) Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.
– Ted Williams
237.) People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.
– Rogers Hornsby
238.) Looking at the ball going over the fence isn’t going to help.
– Henry Aaron
239.) Baseball is the only thing besides the paper clip that hasn’t changed.
– Bill Veeck
240.) I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks in batting practice.
– Casey Stengel
241.) Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?
– Jim Bouton
Humorous
242.) Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes. Even the best lawyer in the world can’t get you off.
– Bill Veeck
243.) I felt like he was just playing ‘MLB the show,’ and he just controlled me on a little controller.
– Ryon Healy
244.) I always thought that record would stand until it was broken.
– Yogi Berra
245.) My pitching philosophy is simple — keep the ball away from the bat.
– Satchel Paige
246.) If it weren’t for baseball, many kids wouldn’t know what a millionaire looked like.
– Phyllis Diller
247.) Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand.
– Leo Durocher
248.) I remember one time going out to the mound to talk with Bob Gibson. He told me to get back behind the batter and that the only thing I knew about pitching was that it was hard to hit.
– Tim McCarver
Short Baseball Quotes
249.) It ain’t over ’til it’s over.
– Yogi Berra
250.) You can’t hit what you can’t see.
– Walter Johnson
251.) Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing.
– Warren Spahn
252.) Tomorrow is not promised to any of us.
– Kirby Puckett
253.) Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.
– Babe Ruth
254.) Baseball is religion without the mischief.
– Thomas Boswell
255.) Respect all, fear none.
– Myndret C. “Meine” Busack
256.) A baseball manager is a necessary evil.
– Sparky Anderson
Love of the game quotes
257.) Baseball was, is, and always will be, to me, the best game in the world.
– Babe Ruth
258.) You can be a kid for as long as you want when you play baseball.
– Cal Ripken Jr.
259.) How can you not be romantic about baseball?
– Billy Beane
260.) The saddest day of the year is the day baseball season ends.
– Tommy Lasorda
261.) I love baseball history, and Wrigley Field is as good as it gets when it comes to that.
– Ben Zobrist
262.) The trouble with baseball is that it is not played year-round.
– Gaylord Perry
263.) I’ll never take for granted the opportunity to put on a Dodger uniform.
– Clayton Kershaw
264.) A hot dog at the ballgame beats roast beef at the Ritz.
– Humphrey Bogart
Motivational Baseball Quotes
265.) You see, you spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball, and in the end, it turns out that it was the other way around all the time.
– Jim Bouton
266.) I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
– Derek Jeter
267.) When you have fun, it changes all the pressure into pleasure.
– Ken Griffey Jr.
Baseball Lingo
268.) Payoff pitch.
269.) Ducks on the pond.
270.) The Show.
271.) Walk-off.
272.) Small ball.
273.) Moon shot.
274.) High cheese.
275.) Frozen rope.
276.) Curtain call.
277.) Four-bagger.
278.) Circus catch.
279.) Bonus baby.
280.) Cleanup hitter.
How to use baseball captions
It’s really quite easy to take your photo posts to the next level. Simply copy your favorite baseball caption from this list and paste it into the message area of your social media post and upload your photo.
Be sure to add a hashtag or two next to your caption. Hashtags serve to connect you to a potentially larger audience related to the keyword contained in the hashtag.
Use the captions as-is, or personalize them as you see fit. Be creative!
By Greg Johnson & Mike O’Halloran
Greg and Mike write for Sports Feel Good Stories and cheer on those home run-hitting Minnesota Twins.
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