175 Fantasy Baseball Team Names So You Can Have the Best and Funniest One in Your League

Laura Beck

15 March 2025 at 8:10 am·5-min read

Baseball season is here and that means beer, hot dogs, and hanging out with buddies. But it also includes fantasy baseball! When putting together your team, you'll need to think about superstars—yeah, everyone’s gonna want Shohei Ohtani—but also brainstorm clever or funny fantasy baseball team names as well.

Parade has put together a list of the funniest and, yes, punniest names—because if you can’t pitch a perfect pun for your 2025 fantasy team, you might as well put down your bat and go home. Between names related to your favorite player, MLB team, classic baseball movie and more, we've got all of the inspiration you need to choose a fantasy baseball team name deserving of a home run.

Related: 325 of the Funniest Team Name Ideas for Every Sport, Tournament or Game You Can Think Of

175 Best Fantasy Baseball Team Names

1. The Designated Hitters

2. Diamond Demons

3. Bat Flippers Anonymous

4. The Pitch Perfect

5. Bases Loaded

6. Home Run Heroes

7. The Bullpen Bosses

8. Grand Slam Gang

9. The Curveball Crushers

10. Double Play Dynamos

11. Infield Empire

12. Dugout Dreamers

13. The Closer Crew

14 .Breaking Ball Bandits

15. Fastball Fanatics

16. The Warning Track Warriors

17. The Sacrifice Flies

18. Perfect Game Pros

19. The Pennant Pursuers

20. Bunt Force Trauma

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Generic Fantasy Baseball Team Names

21. Ball Busters

22. The Wild Cards

23. Scoreboard Slayers

24. Walk-Off Winners

25. The Batting Averages

26. Triple Threats

27. The Stitched Rippers

28. Dirt Diamond Dogs

29. The Statistical Anomalies

30. Slide Rule Sliders

31. The Sabermetric Sages

32. Lineup Legends

33. The Pinch Hitters

34. The On-Base Machines

35. The Utility Players

36. Stat Padders United

37. The Waiver Wire Warriors

38. Draft Day Dominators

39. The Roster Rotations

40. The Scouting Reports

Names to Honor Your Favorite MLB Team

41. Bronx Bombers United (Yankees)

42. Red Sox Nation Elite

43. Dodger Blue Crew

44. Cubbies of Chaos

45. Cardinal Rule Breakers

46. Giant Killers (San Francisco)

47. Royal Flush (Kansas City)

48. Brave New World (Atlanta)

49. Astro-nomical Odds (Houston)

50. The Twin Peaks (Minnesota)

51. Angel's Advocates (Los Angeles)

52. Mariner's Compass (Seattle)

53. Philly Phanatics

54. Tigertown Terrors (Detroit)

55. The Pirate's Booty (Pittsburgh)

56. Rocky Mountain High (Colorado)

57. Padre's Prayer Circle (San Diego)

58. The National Treasure (Washington)

59. Ray of Hope (Tampa Bay)

60. Brew Crew Masters (Milwaukee)

61. Metropolitan Elite (New York)

62. White Sox Washer (Chicago)

63. Oriole's Nest (Baltimore)

64. Ranger Danger (Texas)

65. The Guardians of Victory (Cleveland)

66. Diamondback Rattlers (Arizona)

67. Miami Heat Seekers (Marlins)

68. Blue Jay Way (Toronto)

69. Las Vegas Athletics Department

70. The Cincinnati Red Alert

Fantasy Baseball Team Names Inspired by Your Favorite Player

71. Ohtani Wan Kenobi's (Ohtani)

72. We’ll Be the Judge of That! (Aaron Judge)

73. Something Smells Trouty (Trout)

74. The Guerrero Warriors (Vladimir)

75. Soto’s Superheroes (Juan)

76. Harper's Bazaar (Bryce)

77. The deGrom Reapers (deGrom)

78. Acuña Matata (Acuña)

79. Betts Off (Mookie)

80. Cole Train (Gerrit)

81. Bregman's Bombers (Alex)

82. Freeman's Fighters (Freddie)

83. Machado's Militia (Manny)

84. Tatis Team (Fernando)

85. Snell’s Like Winning! (Snell)

86. Turner's Burners (Trea)

87. Scherzer's Scholars (Max)

88. Goldschmidt's Goldmine (Paul)

89. Arenado's Arsenals (Nolan)

90. Alvarez Power Company (Yordan)

91. Corbin Burn Notice (Burnes)

92. The Robert Rules (Luis Robert)

93. It’s Story Time! (Trevor)

94. Realmuto Reality Check (J.T.)

95. The Semien Circle (Marcus)

96. We’re the Bahm! (Bahm)

97. The Devers Advocates (Rafael)

98. The Bieber Believers (Shane)

99. Sho Me the Money! (Ohtani)

100. The Franco Files (Wander)

Fantasy Baseball Team Names Inspired by Movies

101. Field of Schemes

102. The Natural Disasters

103. Major League Misfits

104. Bull Durham's Bulls

105. The Sandlot Sluggers

106. A League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

107. Trouble With The Curve Balls

108. Moneyball Millionaires

109. For Love of the Glove

110. The Bad News Beers

111. Eight Men In

112. Rookie of the Feared

113. Angels in the Infield

114. The Cobb Salads

115. The Pride of Damn Yankees

116. The 42nd Streeters

117. The Benchwarmers Elite

118. Fever Pitch Perfect

119. The Hardball Heroes

120. Million Dollar Harm

Funny Fantasy Baseball Team Names

121. Balk This Way

122. Game of Throws

123. Honey, I Shrunk the Strike Zone

124. Error Jordan

125. Foul Territory Explorers

126. The Mendoza Lion Kings

127. Pitch, Please

128. Sons of Pitches

129. No-Hit Sherlock

130. That's What Speed Doubleheader

131. Juiced Balls Conspiracy

132. Split Finger Lickers

133. Fowl Balls

134. The Sticky Substance

135. Batting A Thousand Problems

136. Warning: Track Field Ahead

137. The Missed Connections

138. Breaking Bats

139. The Intentional Walkers

140. League of Extraordinary Bunts

141. The Pine Tar Incidents

142. Whiff and Wisdom

143. Throwing Shade at the Ump

144. The Corked Bats

145. Catchers in the Rye

146. The Sliders of Ham

147. Pitch Don't Kill My Vibe

148. Taters Gonna Tate

149. The Outfield of Dreams

150. Caught Stealing Second Breakfast

Pun-tastic Fantasy Baseball Team Names

151. Swing Batta Batta Swing

152. Caught Looking Good

153. The Changeup Artists

154. Sac Fly Me to the Moon

155. Glove at First Sight

156. The Ground Rule Doubles Agents

157. Hits Don't Lie

158. The Infield Fly Rule Breakers

159. The Hot Corner Pockets

160. Bunt Cakes

161. The Southpaw Outlaws

162. The Slugging Percentiles

163. WHIP It Good

164. The OPS-y Daisies

165. ERA of Good Feelings

166. The RBI-ologists

167. The Stolen Base Bandits

168. The Pinch Hit Parade

169. The Pickle Players

170. The DH Debates

171. The Wild Pitchers

172. The Designated Drinkers

173. Balk the Talk

174. The Backdoor Sliders

175. Extra Innings, Extra Problems

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