Hey there, if you’re scrolling this because you’re hunting for baseball medals—whether for your local rec league, a college playoff, or even a semi-pro barnstormer—you’ve landed in the right spot. I’ve been doing this (supplying custom, durable baseball medals and awards) for over 8 years, and one question I get at least once a week is: “Wait, what actually counts as a championship where people care about these medals?” Baseball Medals
Like, sure, the World Series is the big one, but that’s not the only game in town (pun very intended, and I’ll own it). A lot of smaller leagues, travel ball circuits, even little niche tournaments reach out to me because they need legit medals that don’t look like they were printed off a dollar store inkjet. So today, let’s break down every major (and not-so-major) championship that hands out real baseball medals, plus a few quick notes if you’re in charge of ordering ’em for your next tourney.
First, let’s get the obvious out of the way. The MLB World Series, duh. That’s the one everyone knows—since 1903, the winner gets the Commissioner’s Trophy, wait, hold on, wait—wait, do they hand out medals too? Oh right! I almost messed that up. The MLB actually gives every player, coach, staff member, and even front office folks a custom World Series medal, separate from the big Commissioner’s Trophy the team hoists. I supply a bunch of MLB minor league teams too, but for the big league squads? Those medals are top-tier, usually gold-plated, with the team’s logo, year, and a tiny relief of home plate or a batter mid-swing on the front. People fight over those, trust me—last year I had a former World Series utility guy email me asking if I could get a replica, because his original had a scratch from a post-game beer run. Don’t judge, I’ve had way weirder requests.
Next up, the MLB All-Star Game. Wait, what do they give out here? The All-Star Game is mid-season, right? The two leagues play for bragging rights, but every All-Star gets a medal too—well, technically a commemorative pin/medal hybrid, but I’ve ordered tons of those for players who don’t want to lose ’em mid-celebration. The winning league gets a bigger medal for their coach and the league office, too. That’s a big one for me because I get orders 3-4 months before the All-Star Game, so I have to work fast to get ’em engraved with the correct player name and league in time.
Now, moving down the ranks—Minor League Baseball (MiLB) has its own set of championships, and these are a huge chunk of my business. You got the Triple-A National Championship, Double-A, High-A, Low-A, even the Rookie-level circuits (like the Florida Complex League and Arizona Complex League). Each of these hands out custom baseball medals for their winning team and their MVP. The Triple-A ones are the most popular, obviously, because those guys are just one call away from the big leagues—so those medals end up in a lot of rookie’s trophy cases years later. I recently did a bulk order for the 2023 High-A West champ, and the coach sent me a pic of his whole team holding ’em up after the game, grinning like kids. That’s why I do this, honestly.
Wait, what about international baseball? That’s a whole other ballgame (another pun, sorry). The World Baseball Classic (WBC) is huge every four years—like, 2023 was insane, I got so many orders for replica WBC medals because fans were losing their minds over Team Japan’s win. The WBC hands out official medals for the winning team, right down to the bat boy, and even the runners-up and third/fourth place teams get medals too. Then there’s the Olympics—baseball was back in 2020 (Tokyo) and will be in 2028 in LA. The Olympics give gold, silver, bronze, obviously, but they’re custom baseball-themed, not just generic sports medals. A lot of national baseball federations hit me up for those, because they need extras for players who might misplace theirs or want one to give to family.
Now, college baseball—this is where it gets super busy for me. The NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, aka the College World Series (CWS), is the one everyone knows. The winning team gets the College World Series trophy, but every player and coach gets a custom medal too, with the school’s logo, “CWS Champion,” and the year on it. I’ve had D1 programs order extra medals for their alumni who were on title teams in the 90s—some of ’em want to put ’em in their law offices or real estate offices, go figure. Then there’s the other NCAA divisions: DII, DIII, NAIA, NJCAA (junior college). Each of these has their own baseball championships, and they all need medals. The NJCAA is actually one of my repeat customers every year—their DII and DIII tourneys roll around, they order 200+ medals in one go, and I have to make sure they get ’em in time for the award ceremony after the final game.
High school baseball? Don’t sleep on this. State championships across the US—every single state has a baseball title game, and every winner and their team gets medals. I work with dozens of state athletic associations, from Texas (where high school baseball is religion) to tiny states like Rhode Island. Texas alone orders like 500 medals for their 6A, 5A, etc., champs every year. The cool part here is a lot of the medals are personalized with the player’s jersey number too—so a senior can give their medal to their dad or grandma after graduation, and it has their number on it.
Wait, what about travel ball and amateur baseball? That’s a whole niche I love. Travel ball is huge for high school and middle school kids, especially in the summer. Tournaments like the Perfect Game National Championship, USSSA Premier Series, and the PGF’s baseball circuits (wait, no, PGF is softball, but the baseball ones are big too). Each of these hands out medals for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place, plus MVPs, home run champions, etc. A lot of parents will message me asking if we can make medals that are a little more flashy for their kid—like ones with little baseballs embedded, or colored ribbons instead of the standard red/white/blue. I get that—when your 12-year-old hits a walk-off grand slam, you want that medal to stand out on their bedroom shelf, not look like it’s from a local rec league that ran out of budget.
Then there’s semi-pro and independent baseball, if you want to count that. Independent leagues like the Atlantic League, Frontier League, have their own championships, and they hand out medals for their winning teams. These guys are like minor league, but they don’t have MLB affiliations, so their medals are a little more rugged—they need to hold up to being tossed around in a locker room, or left on a bus seat. I make those out of a thicker metal, so they don’t bend if a player sticks ’em in their baseball bag with their glove and cleats.
Wait, hold on—what about the weird, niche ones? Like the Little League World Series, duh! That’s a massive one, I can’t believe I almost forgot that. The Little League World Series (LLWS) in Williamsport, PA—every kid there, from the US champs and international champs, gets a medal. The winning team gets gold, runners-up silver, third and fourth bronze, and every single player, coach, even the team’s snack stand worker? Wait, no, maybe not the snack stand, but definitely the whole team and staff get medals. I’ve done custom medals for a few Little League districts that qualify for LLWS—they order extra ones to give to the families who helped fund their trip, that’s the kind of stuff that makes this job worth it.
Wait, let’s make sure I’m not missing any big ones. Oh, the Caribbean Series! That’s the championship for the top winter league teams in the Dominican, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Venezuela—super popular in Latin America, and they hand out custom baseball medals. I’ve worked with teams from the Dominican Winter League a few times, and those medals have little engravings in Spanish, like “Campeón de la Serie del Caribe.” Cool stuff.
Now, a quick reality check: not all of these championships are going to have the same medals, obviously. The World Series medals are way fancier than a local rec league’s “we gave these out for showing up” medals (not that I knock that—if you’re coaching a team of 8-year-olds, showing up is half the battle). But if you’re in charge of ordering baseball medals for any of these tours, there’s a few things to keep in mind. First, order early—really early. I can turn around a small order in a week, but bulk orders for the CWS or LLWS need to be placed 3-4 months in advance, because you have to get names and numbers engraved perfectly, and if there’s a typo? No takebacks, mostly. Second, don’t skip the custom touches—even a tiny engraving of the tourney logo or the team name makes the medal way more meaningful than a generic “Baseball Champ” one. Third, think about durability—if the medal is going to get tossed around, left in a locker, or worn during a road trip, get a thicker metal and a sturdy ribbon, not a flimsy plastic one.
If you’re wondering, “Wait, where do I get these medals?”—let me be straight with you. I’m the go-to person for all these leagues, teams, and tourneys, and I’ve been doing this for years, so I know the ins and outs of every event’s rules, what kind of medals they expect, and how to get them done on time without breaking the bank. No generic, cheap stuff here—every medal is custom, high-quality, and designed to be something people will actually keep, not toss in a drawer and forget.
Whether you’re a high school coach needing 30 medals for your state champs, a college athletic director ordering for the DII World Series, a Little League district coordinator prepping for your kids’ trip to Williamsport, or even a travel ball tourney director needing 100 medals for your top performers, hit me up. No weird hoops to jump through, no hidden fees, just good baseball medals for the people who earn ’em.
Wait, let’s wrap this up quick to make sure I didn’t skip anything. The main championships that hand out baseball medals are: MLB World Series, MLB All-Star Game, MiLB All Championships (Triple-A, Double-A, etc.), NCAA D1/D2/D3 CWS, NAIA CWS, NJCAA, Little League World Series, World Baseball Classic, Olympics Baseball, Caribbean Series, and a ton of high school state tourneys, travel ball circuits, independent leagues. If you’re running a tourney that’s not on this list, odds are they hand out medals too—just reach out, I can help with that.
At the end of the day, baseball’s all about the memories, right? That medal is the thing a kid will show their grandkids, a college senior will put on their graduation cap, a former minor leaguer will hang on their wall. I’m just the guy who makes those things last. So if you need baseball medals for any championship, big or small, don’t hesitate to connect.
Cycling Medals References:
- MLB Official Awards Guide
- MiLB Championship Series Rules
- NCAA Baseball Championship Regulations
- Little League International Tournament Awards Policy
- World Baseball Classic Official Medal Specifications
- Olympics Summer Sports Medals Manual
- NJCAA Baseball Championship Handbook
- Perfect Game National Championship Awards Guidelines
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