For the Youngest Fans
When brainstorming nursery decoration ideas, I was at one point set on doing an MLB mascot theme. I thought it would be absolutely adorable and pretty unique, especially for a girl's nursery. After lots of searching it was clear it wasn't going to be an easy task and I wondered whether it was a little too soon to be forcing a love of baseball on our daughter. So we settled for something more traditional... bunnies if you were curious :)
Although I resisted decking out her room with Phillie Phanatic and his friends, I did sign her up for the Philadelphia Phillies newborn club as soon as she arrived (okay so maybe a week or so later once I had recovered a bit!). For $40, you get a pretty cute welcome kit including a birth certificate, baby sneakers, a bib, special discounts and more. For details check out the official site here.
Even if you're not personally expecting a little one, a newborn fan club membership would make an adorable baby shower or newborn gift for a baseball-loving friend or family member who is! I did a little more research to see what other teams have to offer, and only a few offer a membership club specific to newborn fans:
- Chicago Cubs - Newborn Fan Club
- Philadelphia Phillies - Phillies Newborn Club
- Cincinnati Reds - Reds Rookies
The remaining teams don't offer a newborn membership (I think they should all probably get on this!), however all teams do offer some type of membership club for kids. Prices appear to vary from $20 to $30, and each membership has their own set of benefits including things such as replica jerseys, hats, ticket vouchers, store discounts and more... so check out the one for your team below!:
- Arizona Diamondbacks - D-backs Kids Club (fans 15 and under)
- Atlanta Braves - Braves Kids Clubs (fans 14 and under)
- Baltimore Orioles - Junior Orioles Dugout Club
- Boston Red Sox - Red Sox Kid Nation
- Chicago Cubs - Clark's Crew
- Chicago White Sox - White Sox Kids Club
- Cincinnati Reds - Reds Heads (fans 3-12) and Club Red (fans 13-17)
- Cleveland Indians - TribeTown MVPs
- Colorado Rockies - Rockies Rookies (fans 15 and under)
- Detroit Tigers - Tigers Kids Club
- Houston Astros
- Kansas City Royals - Sluggerrr's Blue Crew
- Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
- Los Angeles Dodgers - Jr. Dodgers Kids Club
- Miami Marlins - Billy's Bunch Kids Club
- Milwaukee Brewers - Brewers Kids Crew (fans 14 and under)
- Minnesota Twins
- New York Mets - Mr. Met's Kids Club (fans 14 and under)
- New York Yankees
- Oakland Athletics - A's Kids Club
- Philadelphia Phillies - Junior Phillies/Phanatic MVP Club
- Pittsburgh Pirates - Bucaroos Kids Club (fans 14 and under)
- San Diego Padres - Compadres Kids (fans 14 and under)
- San Francisco Giants
- Seattle Mariners - Mariners Kids Club
- St. Louis Cardinals - Cardinals Kids Club (fans 13 and under)
- Tampa Bay Rays - Rays Rookies Kid Club
- Texas Rangers - Jr. Rangers Kid Club
- Toronto Blue Jays - Junior Jays Club (fans 14 and under)
- Washington Nationals - Junior Nationals Kids Club (fans 12 and under)
Is your child a member of any of these?