Can I promote my product in a regular post?
No. The rules say personal advertisements are only allowed in the designated monthly thread, so a promo post anywhere else will be removed.
Subreddit guides
r/Homeplate rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/Homeplate: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 43,614
- Verified
- September 27, 2026
- Category
- Hobby and enthusiast communities
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- Keep Posts Baseball Related: Keep posts related to the sport of Baseball
- Be Respectful To One Another: Be Respectful To One Another
- No Personal Advertisements Outside of the Designated Monthly Thread: No Personal Advertisements Outside of the Designated Monthly Thread
- No Posts Regarding Injury or Serious Pain. Please Consult A Doctor.: No Posts Regarding Injury or Serious Pain. Please Consult A Doctor.
- No personal information: No personal information
Works well
- A genuine discussion post about a baseball topic, such as training habits or gear experiences, that never mentions your product
- A question that invites players to share their own routines or equipment choices, keeping the thread about the sport
- A short writeup of something you learned playing or coaching baseball, told as a story with no link and no pitch
- A comment in the designated monthly thread describing what you are building, once you have spent time in regular baseball threads first
- A helpful answer to another member's baseball question, with your product left out entirely
Avoid
- Posting a promo for your product, newsletter, or service anywhere outside the designated monthly thread, which breaks “No Personal Advertisements Outside of the Designated Monthly Thread”
- Asking the community to diagnose an injury or recommend treatment for pain, which breaks “No Posts Regarding Injury or Serious Pain. Please Consult A Doctor.”
- Starting a thread about your new fitness app or coaching service with no baseball discussion attached, which breaks “Keep Posts Baseball Related”
- Posting a link with your product name in the title hoping it reads as a discussion, which is still a personal advertisement outside the monthly thread
- Being rude or argumentative when someone criticizes your post, which breaks “Be Respectful To One Another”
- Sharing screenshots or stories that include another person's details, which breaks “No personal information”
What r/Homeplate Is For
This is a subreddit for people who play baseball. The description is short and says it plainly: it is dedicated to those who play the sport. So the room is made up of players talking about playing, not fans-only chatter and not a marketplace. Everything posted here is expected to relate to the sport of baseball, and the rules exist to keep it that way.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rule that decides most marketing outcomes is “No Personal Advertisements Outside of the Designated Monthly Thread”, because it bans promotion everywhere except that one monthly thread. “Keep Posts Baseball Related” sets the bar for what a post can even be about, and the community description ties that directly to the sport of baseball. “No Posts Regarding Injury or Serious Pain. Please Consult A Doctor.” matters if your product touches fitness, recovery, or training, because asking about injuries or pain gets a post removed. “Be Respectful To One Another” and “No personal information” are the baseline conduct rules that keep any thread alive.
What To Post
A good post here is first and foremost about baseball, written by someone who clearly plays or understands the game. If you are a founder, the safe play is to join the designated monthly thread when you want to mention what you are building, because that is the one place personal advertisements are allowed. Outside that thread, aim for posts that players would genuinely want to read or reply to, like a story or observation tied to the sport, with no pitch attached. If your product relates to baseball, lead with the baseball substance and keep any link or sales message for the monthly thread.
What To Avoid
The clearest removal trigger is posting a personal advertisement outside the designated monthly thread, so any promo, link drop, or pitch for your product in a regular post is at risk. Posts that are not about baseball get removed too, so a generic startup story with a baseball skin will not survive. Asking for medical advice about injuries or pain is banned, so do not frame your product around someone's injury question. Sharing personal information is also out, and so is being disrespectful to other members.
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Common questions about r/Homeplate
Can I mention my product in the monthly thread?
Yes, if it stays in the designated monthly thread and does not include personal information or medical claims about injuries.
Can I ask the community about a shoulder pain my product could help with?
No. “No Posts Regarding Injury or Serious Pain. Please Consult A Doctor.” removes posts asking for medical advice, and the brief confirms injury questions get removed.
Can I share a link if the post is genuinely about baseball?
It can, as long as the post itself is about baseball, there is no personal advertisement outside the monthly thread, and no one's personal information is shared.
Is there any evidence that soft promo posts survive here?
No. There are no observed top posts for this community, so you are starting from the rules alone, which lean strict on promotion.
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