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Free printable baseball card templates that look the part — the same 2.5″ × 3.5″ trading-card size you grew up flipping. T-Ball, Coach Pitch, Little League, Cal Ripken, Pony, travel ball, varsity. Drop in a photo, type the name and number, print four cards per sheet.

Baseball cards are the original sports cards — and Little League picture day is when most kids first see their face on one. The cards on this page print at the same dimensions as a real Topps card (2.5″ × 3.5″), so a stack out of your home printer goes right into a binder sleeve next to the rookies. Use them for end-of-season parent gifts, Father's Day, the trophy banquet, the dugout door, or the kid who just hit his first home run and needs to commemorate the moment.

Every card holds the team name, player name, jersey number, and position. The Position field accepts everything from "P" / "C" / "SS" to "Utility" to "Captain". The PDF is generated in your browser — nothing uploads, nothing watermarks, no account required.

Normal size baseball card templateMost popular
Normal Size Baseball Card
Standard 2.5″ × 3.5″ trading-card size. Prints 4 identical cards per US Letter sheet — cut out the best one or keep them all.
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Enlarged baseball card template
Enlarged Baseball Card
3.5″ × 5″ — frame-worthy size for keepsakes and gifts. One card per page, centered on US Letter.
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Team baseball card templateNew
Team Baseball Cards
Up to 9 players on one page — add only as many as you need. Each card gets its own photo, name, and details.
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Circle Badge baseball card — normal size previewNew design
Circle Badge · Normal
A modern alternative to the classic banner — sport icon centered in a circular badge over the photo. 2.5″ × 3.5″, four identical cards per US Letter sheet.
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Circle Badge baseball card — enlarged size previewNew design
Circle Badge · Enlarged
The badge design at 3.5″ × 5″, one card per page. Frame-worthy size with the modern emblem layout.
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Circle Badge baseball team sheet previewNew design
Circle Badge · Team
Up to 9 players on one page in the badge layout. Same shared team colors, each card with its own photo and player details.
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Split Halves baseball card — normal size previewNew design
Split Halves · Normal
Bold two-tone design — pick a top color and a bottom color. White interior holds the photo and player details. 2.5″ × 3.5″, four identical cards per US Letter sheet.
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Split Halves baseball card — enlarged size previewNew design
Split Halves · Enlarged
The two-tone design at 3.5″ × 5″, one card per page. Frame-worthy size with the bold halves layout.
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Split Halves baseball team sheet previewNew design
Split Halves · Team
Up to 9 players on one page in the two-tone layout. Same shared team halves colors, each card with its own photo and player details.
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Setups that get used

Baseball card moments — beyond the binder

Baseball cards from a printer aren't just for trading. The most popular print-day uses we hear from coaches, parents, and kids:

  • End-of-season parent gift. Coach prints one Enlarged 3.5″ × 5″ per kid, hands them out at the season-end pizza party. Frame-worthy for the kitchen wall.
  • Father's Day card. Kid prints a Normal 2.5×3.5 with dad's old photo, dad's old number, dad's old team. The cheapest card stock at the office-supply store still feels like a real Topps.
  • Travel-ball tournament swap. Travel teams print a stack at the start of summer; kids exchange cards with the opposing team between games (a tradition older than most coaches realize).
  • Dugout door. Tape a 9-up team sheet to the dugout door for the season. Helps parents and grandparents in the stands match faces to numbers.
  • First-home-run keepsake. Kid hits his first dinger; mom prints an Enlarged card with the date in the position field ("First HR, May 14"). Goes in the kid's bedroom forever.
  • Coach appreciation. Print one for the coach with "Manager" in the position field. The team signs the back. Baseball coaching is a thankless job; the cards make it slightly less so.

Frequently asked questions

Will these work for Little League, travel ball, and high school?
Yes — all of them. The team field accepts any league name (Little League, Cal Ripken, Pony, Babe Ruth, AAU travel ball, high school varsity). The position field is freeform, so anything from "Pitcher" to "3B / SS" to "DH" fits cleanly. Many travel teams print a stack at the start of the summer for the bracket-tournament card swap.
What's the best photo for a baseball card?
Picture-day batting stance is the classic. Pitcher in the windup also works. Outfielder leaning in with the glove down is third-most-common. Avoid full-team photos cropped down — a single-player vertical portrait reads cleanest at the 2.5×3.5 size. The Enlarged 3.5×5 size handles wider action shots better.
Are these good for a Father's Day gift?
Father's Day is one of the top use cases — a kid (or a coach) prints a card with the dad's photo, dad's old number, dad's old position. The Enlarged 3.5″ × 5″ frames cleanly in a 4×6 frame. Vintage Coach versions work especially well for grandfathers who played in the 50s/60s.
Can I print stats on the back?
Currently the templates print one-sided. The most popular workaround is to print a separate stat sheet (batting average, OBP, home runs, RBIs) and tape or glue it to the back of the trading card. Many leagues print the team roster on the back side this way.
Related sports

Cards for the rest of your athlete's seasons

Softball Cards
Same season, same format, same picture-day feel. Sister sport for the daughters and sisters of every Little Leaguer.
USA Cards
Patriotic / Memorial Day / Fourth of July cards pair with baseball season for the all-American gift package.
Football Cards
Other half of the all-American boyhood — many baseball kids play football in the fall.
Last updated: April 18, 2026