The toughest part of playing fantasy baseball can be just coming up with a good name, but we’ve got dozens of options you can use.

You’ve diligently done all of your preparation for the upcoming season of fantasy baseball; more than enough mock drafts to know exactly when to make your move on your favorite sleepers.

You click that “Join League” button, ready to assert your dominance for yet another year.

Once again, though, you’ve forgotten one crucial detail:

Your team name.

You can change it later, of course, but you immediately feel the pressure to come up with something clever. And in trying to come up with something on the fly, all you’re drawing are blanks.

Allow us to help you, with more than 100 suggestions below for some pretty good fantasy baseball team names.

From puns on the names of star players to baseball twists on Billboard hits and everything in between, if you can’t find something you like in here, it should at least spark an idea for something you love.

Great Fantasy Baseball Team Names to Spice Up Your League, by Category

A quick author's disclaimer before we dive in: By no means do I claim to have come up with all of these team names on my own. Many are original ideas, but a fair amount of them were borrowed from the World Wide Web.

Star Player Puns

This is your ‘Old Faithful’ category to which most fantasy players will default. Channel your inner Chris Berman or Baseball Tonight crew for a pun based on the name of one of the most recognizable players/names in the game.

It doesn’t have to be a current player. Feel free to roll with a Winnie the Pujols, Larry Bernandez or a Huddy’s Buddies if you still idolize Albert Pujols, Félix Hernández or Tim Hudson.

It's probably better to roll with a current player, though.

But for the love of all that is holy, please ensure that player is on your roster. Nothing says ‘I don’t really care about this league’ quite like making your team name Acuña Matata before the draft, and then never changing it even after someone else drafts Ronald Acuña Jr.

Pro tip: Go with a position player instead of a pitcher, since they’ll theoretically be contributing to your team just about every day. But if you come up with a fantastic pitcher pun, by all means, use it.

Here are some ideas based on top players from the 2024 campaign:

  • Lest Ye Be Judged
  • The Soul of Witt
  • Say Hey Shohei
  • Elly De La Cruz Control
  • Son of a Gunnar
  • Bryce Krispies
  • Jarren Duran Duran
  • Rooker of the Year
  • Honey Nut Chourios
  • K-Marte Blue Light Special
  • I Did It All for the Mookie
  • On The Contreras
  • Max Fried Rice
  • Peachy Skenes
  • Ain’t Skenes Nothing Yet
  • Top of the Clase

Rep Your Favorite Squad

Are you the type of person who can’t separate your real-life rooting interest from your fantasy team’s best interests?

Do you inevitably end up with at least two pitchers AND two position players from your favorite team every year, just because you can’t help but reach for them a round or two too early in the draft?

Have you ever stashed your favorite team’s top prospect for three months, even though none of the national publications rated him as one of the 10 best prospects out there?

Then team-based names and puns might be the right avenue for you, since everyone in your league probably already views you as “That (insert team) fan.”

We’ll pitch one for each team here, but there are countless options.

  • AL East
    • Double Stuf Orioles
    • Yankee My Chain
    • Rays the Stakes
    • Knock Your Sawks Off
    • Jays and Ks (you better have a stout pitching staff for this one)
  • AL Central
    • Guardians of the League
    • Tiger Kings
    • Twin Killings
    • I Just Wanna Be Royals
    • South Siders
  • AL West
    • Whoop Your Astros
    • The Unathletics
    • Walker, Texas Rangers
    • Mariner Biologists
    • Touched by the Angels
  • NL East
    • Home of the Braves
    • Nats’ Bats
    • My Phantasy Team
    • The Kings of Queens
    • Marlins Will Soar (Scott Stapp FTW)
  • NL Central
    • The Brew Crew
    • Wrigley’s Warriors
    • Walk the Plank
    • Cardinal Rules
    • Seeing Reds
  • NL West
    • Giant Killers
    • Baseball LADs
    • Don’t Rockies the Boat
    • Diamondback Back Backs
    • Who’s Your Padre?

Baseball Movie References

It’s been a hot minute since an even half-decent baseball movie was made, but there were quite a few seminal gems in the late 1980s and early 1990s that are still worth watching — and more importantly, quoting — to this day.

Putting a baseball twist on any “IMDB’s top 100 all-time” type of film is also an acceptable avenue that we’ll get to in a bit, but a classic Major League or Sandlot reference is far more likely to strike a chord with your league mates.

  • The Sandlot
    • You’re Killin’ Me, Smalls
    • S’more of Nothing
    • Babe Ruthe
    • The Fightin’ Peffercorns
  • Major League
    • Jobu Needs a Refill
    • Juuuust a Bit Outside
    • Win the Whole F****** Thing
    • Wild Things
    • California Penal League
    • Hats for Bats
  • Other Baseball Movies
    • Night Nurses from Jersey (Little Big League)
    • Funky Butt Loving (Rookie of the Year)
    • Angels in the Troutfield
    • No Crying in Fantasy Baseball (A League of Their Own)
    • Field of Dreams
    • Lollygaggers (Bull Durham)

Hit Movie Puns

To reiterate, baseball movies are the preferred approach here. However, a well-executed play on one of the most popular films ever made could be quite the crowd pleaser.

Just make sure not to get too cute with it. If you’re doing more than changing some spelling or adding one syllable, you’re doing too much.

For example, Citizen Cain back around 2010 when Matt Cain was a bona fide ace? Quality stuff.

Something like Titanic Castellanos, though? That’s a bridge too far. (Though, “A Bridge Too Profar” might not be bad.)

You can probably do better than these, but here are some ideas:

  • Kershawshank Redemption (an oldie but a goodie)
  • Walker Buehler’s Day Off
  • Star Wars: EpiSoto Juan
  • Witt’s a Wonderful Life
  • Woodfellas
  • Top Gunnar
  • Vladiator
  • Burnes After Reading
  • Lugo Unchained
  • T2: Judge-ment Day
  • Willy Adames and the Chocolate Factory (probably doesn’t fit the character limit, though)
  • Gone With the Lindor

TV references:

  • The Balking Dead
  • Saved by the Bellinger
  • Springfield Isotopes
  • Better Call Sale

Hungry for a Championship

Buy me some peanuts and cracker jack, and then maybe try to work them into your fantasy team name, too?

A food and drink related pun on a player’s name, a team’s name or baseball in general is always a solid avenue to a chuckle. Heck, you could even change your team name on a regular basis to reflect whatever you most recently ate.

Some of these we’ve already suggested in a different section, but they bear repeating here.

  • Pepperoni Petes Alonso
  • Shrimp Pad Tatis Jr.
  • Bryce Krispies
  • Double Stuf Orioles
  • Grand Salamis
  • Honey Nut Chourios
  • Max Fried Rice
  • Framber Lager
  • Can O’Corn
  • Shish KeBobby Witt
  • Cookie Betts
  • Dollar Dogs
  • Jake Burger King
  • Bogaerts’ Yogurts
  • Minnesota Twinkies
  • Sliders w/Cheese
  • Lindor Truffles

Billboard Hits with a Twist

Just like the movie puns, this is where you put a baseball spin on a song that had a lengthy run on the radio.

It doesn’t have to be a current hit.

In fact, it’s probably better if it isn’t.

It has been a few years since it made any sense to name your fantasy team after Jason Heyward, but a play on a classic like “Carry On My Heyward Son” is likely to resonate with more members of your league than an homage to Shaboozey such as “A WAR Song (FIPsy).”

Examples include:

  • 99 Problems, Pitch Ain’t One
  • Snell’s Like Teen Spirit
  • Yu Oughta Know
  • Tiny Dansby
  • Papi’s Got a Brand New Bag
  • Purple Reynaldo
  • Baseball Fields Forever
  • Shohei Ya!
  • DespaSoto
  • Skubal’s Out (For Summer)
  • Under My Kimbrella
  • Moves Like Judger
  • Cruz Yourself

NSFW Innuendos

Before we dive into this one, first and foremost: Know thy audience. If you’re in a work league with Carol from HR, maybe steer clear of paying homage to the ageless wonder Rich Hill with a team name like Dick Mountains.

If you’re battling for bragging rights with a bunch of buddies from college, though, maybe a little toilet humor is not only welcome but expected.

If that’s the case, bring your mind down to the gutter for a baseball-inspired innuendo.

Player specific:

  • Joc (Pederson) Itch
  • (Tanner) Houck Tuah
  • Jazz (Chisholm) in My Pants
  • (Marcus) Semien Stains
  • OnlyPhams (Tommy Pham)
  • Jung Like a Horse (Works for Josh Jung or Jung Hoo Lee)

Non-player specific:

  • Slap a Pitch
  • I’d Hit That
  • Don’t Be a Bunt
  • Swingers Party
  • Just the FIP (or WHIP)

How Do Creative Team Names Impact Fantasy Baseball?

While your fantasy team name does absolutely nothing to impact how well your players perform on the field, it can set the tone for how the season is going to go from a camaraderie perspective.

If draft day rolls around and half of the teams in the league are simply named the default “Team (Insert Last Name),” that’s an unofficial heads up that you’re probably in a casual league, where trade proposals will be scarce and where some people might forget they’re even in a fantasy league by Memorial Day.

Something as simple as taking the time to craft a decent team name can show you’re in it to win it.

It’s also possible your team name will foster the complete opposite of camaraderie, sowing the seeds of rivalry and bad blood from the outset.

Which brings us to what might be the best category of fantasy team names:

Personal Attacks and Inside Jokes

Ideally, it’s light-hearted humor and you don’t have a Joc Pederson / Tommy Pham situation on your hands where friendships are ruined and you want to actually fight each other the next time you get together.

But using fantasy sports as a tool for cracking jokes at the expense of your friends was the premise upon which “The League” lasted for 84 episodes on FX.

Again, though, a caution to know your audience. Keep it semi-professional and cordial in a work league, but feel free to let ‘er rip when battling friends you’ve had for better than a decade.

It’s tough to suggest any examples for this category, as the barbs are going to be specifically crafted for your group of friends. Aim for references that most of your leaguemates will understand, though. Jokes are much less funny when they have to be explained.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I change my fantasy baseball team name mid-season?

Absolutely you can. Change it as many times as you like.

If everyone in your league is changing team names on a daily basis, it gets really confusing to keep track of who’s who. However, that’s a minor inconvenience, and only really becomes a problem if you’re trying to negotiate trades via text and can’t keep track of which owner has which players.

Most fantasy players find a team name they like and stick with it for the entire season, or even multiple seasons. The person writing this article may or may not be going on half a decade in a dynasty league with a team name of Shrimp Pad Tatis Jr., with plans to keep Fernando Tatis Jr. on their roster for years to come. 

In a weekly head-to-head league, though, changing your team name for each matchup can be fun.

What makes a good fantasy baseball team name?

Say it with us now: Know. Thy. Audience.

Team names that are dad jokes or slightly offensive puns in a league full of guys in their 30s and 40s should be greatly appreciated. Those same team names might go over like a lead balloon in a fantasy baseball league made up entirely of librarians, who would prefer a classic literature pun.

Though, if you can put together a fantasy baseball league of librarians, you probably don’t need any help coming up with a team name, as you clearly have some sort of magical powers.

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