Baseball Gifts
The player already owns a bat. What they do not own is a real baseball card with their own name on it - printed on card stock, in a display case, made from a photo already in your phone.
Design it in your browser first. No account needed to start, and nothing to pay until you order.
Who it is for
Little league, travel ball, high school and college players - plus the coach, the team parent, and the grandparent who has been at every game.
What it costs
$17.99 for one card, $49.99 for the poster-sized MEGA
When to give it
End of season, opening day, birthdays, Christmas, and signing day. Baseball has more gift moments than most sports because the season is so long.
Why the gear aisle keeps letting you down
Baseball is the worst sport to shop for, because the equipment is already handled. A player who needs a glove has a glove; a player who needs cleats got cleats in March. By the time a birthday or Christmas comes round, everything genuinely useful has been bought by the same parent who is now trying to find a gift.
That is why baseball gifts drift toward the decorative - the sign for the bedroom wall, the ornament, the mug that says something about a baseball mom. They are fine, and nobody keeps them.
A card is different because it is the object the sport itself is built around. Every kid who plays baseball has handled trading cards of players they will never meet. Handing one of them a card of themselves, made properly, is a small thing that lands much harder than its price suggests. It is also the version grandparents ask for copies of, which is why most baseball orders are for more than one.
The practical case is just as good: it costs less than a mid-range batting glove, it does not need a size, and it works equally well for an eight-year-old in coach-pitch and a college senior playing their last season.
When people give one
End of season
The most common one. A card per player, handed out at the team party, with that season's number and team name on it. Team parents order the whole roster in one box.
Opening day
Made from last season's photo and given at the start of the new one. It reads as a promotion rather than a souvenir, which is why players in their first year of travel ball respond to it.
Senior night
The last home game of a high school career. A card, or the poster-sized MEGA version, is what parents put on the table beside the flowers.
Christmas
Baseball is out of season in December, which is exactly why this works: nothing else in the box is about baseball, and this one is.
Coach thank-you
A card of the coach, or one signed by every player. Cheaper to organise than a gift card and considerably harder to throw away.
Grandparents
The gift you buy for the player and end up ordering three more of. A card fits in a wallet or on a fridge, which is more than can be said for a trophy.
What to expect on delivery
Gift buyers are buying a date as much as a thing. Here is exactly what happens after you order, with no estimate we cannot stand behind.
Production
Cards go into production the same day you order and ship on the next business day.
Expedited
Priority and Overnight orders placed before the same-day cut-off on a business day ship that same day. The exact cut-off time is shown at checkout.
In transit
Delivery time on top of that depends on the carrier and the destination, and you see the carrier estimate before you pay.
Shipping cost
Free US standard shipping on orders $30+ — $5.00 flat under that. A Rookie Box of 5 cards is $31.99, which clears the bar on its own.
Order by December 16 for Christmas delivery
Cards go into production the same day you order and ship on the next business day. Delivery time on top of that depends on the carrier and the destination, and you see the carrier estimate before you pay.
Pick a price, not a product
Every option below is the same card design; what changes is how it is presented and how many you get. Free US standard shipping on orders $30+ — $5.00 flat under that.
$17.99
One card
A single custom card in a magnetic display case. The stocking-stuffer size of this gift, and the one most people start with.
$31.99
A 5-card box
5 cards in one box, so the player keeps one and hands the rest to grandparents, coaches and teammates. This is the first tier that clears the free US shipping bar on its own.
$39.99
The Slab
One card sealed in a graded-style slab with its own label. Reads as a trophy rather than a card, which is why it does well as a season-ending or senior-night gift.
$49.99
MEGA poster card
The same design blown up to 11 x 15.4 inches on card stock. It is a wall piece, and it is the version that gets an audible reaction when it is opened.
Free US shipping over $30. Made in Des Moines, Iowa.
How you make one
Upload a photo
Any photo of the player from your phone works. We cut the background out automatically, so a busy sideline shot is fine.
Pick a template
Choose a card design, then set the name, number, position and stats. You are looking at the finished card the whole time, not a mock-up.
Order the print
Cards go into production the same day you order and ship on the next business day. Delivery time on top of that depends on the carrier and the destination, and you see the carrier estimate before you pay.
More baseball gift guides
Deeper guides on what to buy players, coaches and teams, and how the card fits alongside the rest.
Questions gift buyers ask
What is a good baseball gift for a kid who already has everything?
The gear is the problem: bats, gloves and cleats are bought by the parent every season anyway, so giving one is giving something that was already going to arrive. A custom baseball card is the only gift on the list that did not exist before you made it, and the only one the player will still have in ten years.
Can I make a card from a normal phone photo?
Yes, and almost everyone does. We remove the background automatically, so a shot taken through a backstop or from the bleachers works. What matters is that the player is reasonably in focus, not that the photo is well composed.
What do you put on a baseball card?
Name, number, position and team on the front, and whatever stats matter on the back - batting average, ERA, home runs, or nothing at all. For a young player, most people put the season and the team name rather than statistics, because the point is the season rather than the numbers.
Do you make cards for travel and little league teams?
Yes. A whole roster is the most common baseball order we take, because the per-card price drops sharply in a box and every family wants copies. Team parents usually make one design per player and hand them out at the end-of-season party.
What about a gift for a coach?
A card of the coach, or a card from each player on the roster, is the version that gets kept. It is also cheap enough to organise: several cards in one box costs far less than the same number bought singly.
How much does a baseball card gift cost?
One printed card in a magnetic display case is $17.99. The poster-sized MEGA version is $49.99. Free US standard shipping on orders $30+ — $5.00 flat under that.
How quickly will it arrive?
Cards go into production the same day you order and ship on the next business day. Delivery time on top of that depends on the carrier and where it is going, and you see the carrier estimate before you pay.
Put them on a real baseball card.
Upload a photo, pick a design, and see the finished card before you spend anything.
Start their cardFree to design. Free US shipping over $30.