Top 16 Baseball manga you should read right now. [2025 List]

Baseball manga you should read right now.

What is this genre all about? Baseball is like a complicated version of Rounders. It involves hitting a ball with a stick, then running around several bases placed in the form of a diamond on a field. Big in the US, and also in Japan.

We present you the list of Baseball manga you should read right now.

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16. Home Plate's Villain

Home Plate's Villain

To meet his dead parents again, Hong Bin made a deal with the Baseball Fairy, who agreed to return him to the past if he achieved 3,000 career hits as a baseball player. And at the age of 40, Bin the baseball legend hits his last ball and goes back in time. After reuniting with his family, Bin decides to pursue his old dream of joining the major league. The only issue is that he's lost all his old skills as a pro! But will his past experiences be enough to help this legend fulfill his new goal?

Home Plate's Villain is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Le Démon du Marbre, ホームベースの魔物

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15. Mane Mane Nichi Nichi

Mane Mane Nichi Nichi

Set in a high school baseball club, it is a "coming-of-age sideline story," focusing on the three team managers with very different personalities: Nagisa, who barely knows the rules of baseball, Ichinose, a flamboyant gal, and Himemiya, the quiet girl with a surprisingly nasty side.

Mane Mane Nichi Nichi is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: マネマネにちにち, Manemane Nichinichi

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14. Harukaze Mound

Harukaze Mound

"We twins were born on the same day and share the same dream! And we've made a promise to each other!" Nobody's more passionate about baseball than the Kuzumi twins. Younger brother Aokaze and his golden right arm is a once in a generation talent! Older brother Nagiharu is a lefty bench warmer. These two have walked the same dream since birth, but when they meet a certain catcher, their destinies will begin to change. The creators of Phantom Seer bring you a serious baseball epic!

Harukaze Mound is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ハルカゼマウンド, Harukaze Mound

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13. Yakyuu Bunmei Alien

Yakyuu Bunmei Alien

Indifferent student Takatsugi-kun is living an uneventful life, until he meets Niina, a girl who's utterly obsessed with baseball. Though she seems to have nothing but baseball on her mind, Takatsugi finds himself drawn to her. Their relationship progresses smoothly...or does it? An unconventional triple-threat romantic comedy begins!

Aliens, Baseball, and Civilization is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 野球・文明・エイリアン, Yakyuu Bunmei Alien

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12. San-kyuu Pitch

San-kyuu Pitch

The strongest is decided on three pitches. His aim, the Summer Koshien Tournament!

From the author of "Hyperinflation," Kyu Sumiyoshi, comes a baseball story unlike anything you've ever read before!!

Strikeout Pitch is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: サンキューピッチ, Thank You Pitch

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11. Yugami-kun ni wa Tomodachi ga Inai

Yugami-kun ni wa Tomodachi ga Inai

The story of the comedy manga revolves around Yuuji Yugami and Chihiro Watanuki, who sit next to each other in class. Unfortunately for Chihiro, the transfer student Yūji is weird... extremely weird. Even though he's the ace of the baseball club, he hasn't adapted to the club at all. He also stands apart from the rest of the class, but seems completely satisfied with being alone.

Yugami-kun ni wa Tomodachi ga Inai has finished publishing and it has 81 Chapters. It is also Known as: 湯神くんには友達がいない, Yugami-kun ni wa Tomodachi ga Inai

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10. Diamond no Kouzai

Diamond no Kouzai

Despite his athletic gifts, Ayasegawa Jiro is a loner who causes others to lose or give up on their dreams, all because of him. While struggling with his loneliness, he discovers the "Bambies," an uncompetitive baseball team whose motto is "having fun." Jiro finds joy in his baseball life with his teammates, but...

This is a baseball youth drama that explores the relationship between a genius and his peers.

The Days of Diamond is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ダイヤモンドの功罪, Diamond no Kouzai

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9. BUNGO-unreal-

BUNGO-unreal-

After diligently practicing "wall ball," Bungo Ishihama meets Yukio Noda, a member of Japan's youth baseball national team in a fateful encounter. The two then advance to middle school and join the ultra-competitive "Seio Senior" team. Aiming for the top of middle school baseball, they engage in fierce battles! As time passes, the duo moves on to high school, setting their sights on achieving "five consecutive Koshien championships," once again striving for the top!

BUNGO-unreal- is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: BUNGO-unreal-

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8. Touch

Touch

The story centers around three characters - Uesugi Kazuya, his twin older brother Tatsuya, and Asakura Minami. Kazuya is the darling of his town as he's talented, hardworking, and the ace pitcher for his middle school baseball team. Tatsuya is a hopeless slacker who's been living the life of giving up the spotlight to Kazuya, despite the fact that he may be more gifted than him. Minami is the beautiful childhood girlfriend and for all intents, sister from next door who treats both of them as equals. Society largely assumes Kazuya and Minami will become the perfect couple, including Tatsuya. Yet as time progresses, Tatsuya grows to realize that he's willing to sacrifice anything for the sake of his brother, except at the expense of giving up Minami to Kazuya. And thus the story is told of Tatsuya trying to prove himself over his established younger brother, how it affects the relationship between the three, and both brothers' attempts to make Minami's lifelong dreams come true.

Touch has finished publishing and it has 257 Chapters. It is also Known as: タッチ, Touch

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7. Mound Wiui Jeoldaeja

Mound Wiui Jeoldaeja

Through a combination of numerous injuries, a weak frame, and financial difficulties, the protagonist Lee Jinyong gave up on his path to being a baseball athlete and lived as a factory employee instead. One day, the spirit of Kim Jinho, the baseball hero who was hailed as a legend in Korea, as well as Lee Jinyong’s idol who passed away 10 years ago, appeared before him. At the same time, an unknown notice appeared, stating that the ‘Baseball Manager’ would start, and Lee Jinyong gained an ability that gave him the constitution of a pitcher, similar to a game avatar. He returns to the field to become .

Absolute on the Mound has finished publishing and it has 77 Chapters. It is also Known as: King of the Mound, マウンドの上の絶対者

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6. Tetsuwan Girl

Tetsuwan Girl

From Tsutomu Takahashi (the author of Jiraishin) comes the story of Tome Kano, a young lady who lost everything dear to her in the Second World War. She works as a waitress in a cabaret bar until, one day, she gets an offer to be part of a promotional exhibition for Girls Professional Baseball. Set on this new path, she goes on to become a legend -- the 'Iron-Armed Beauty' -- and embody the dreams of a nation.
[Source: Omanga.net]

Iron Arm Girl has finished publishing and it has 92 Chapters. It is also Known as: 鉄腕ガール, Tetsuwan Girl

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5. Shikyuuji: Koukou Kyuuji ni Ashita wa Nai

Shikyuuji: Koukou Kyuuji ni Ashita wa Nai

A legendary face-off between two high school baseball players in the national finals, one a naturally gifted talent, the other a hard-working monster. A fierce rivalry with their lives on the line.

Shikyuuji: Koukou Kyuuji ni Ashita wa Nai has finished publishing and it has 28 Chapters. It is also Known as: シキュウジ -高校球児に明日はない-, Shikyuuji - Koukou Kyuuji ni Asu wa nai, Shikyuuji - There is no tomorrow for high school baseball players

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4. Winning Shot!

Winning Shot!

Ahn Shiyun is a pitcher who doesn’t mind his team losing streak, as long as he can play baseball. After continuing his dream in middle school, his life begins to change when he meets Baek Tae-Oh, a catcher of the opposing team. This is the story of amazing people who can throw powerful winning shots at the top of high school baseball's elite!

Source: MU

Winning Shot! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Winning Shot!

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3. Yakyuu de Sensou suru Isekai de Choukoukoukyuu Ace ga Jakushou Kokka o Sukuu Youdesu

Yakyuu de Sensou suru Isekai de Choukoukoukyuu Ace ga Jakushou Kokka o Sukuu Youdesu

Tokonatsu Taichi took the summer Koshien by the storm as a sensational ace pitcher, with a full arsenal of pitches including a 98 mph fastball. But on the way home from the game, the team bus suffered a tragic accident and Tokonatsu Taichi lost his life... Only to be transported to a new world where all international conflicts are resolved by a game of baseball. Unfortunately, the country he landed in was the weakest, and had seen gradual loss of its resources and people to neighboring countries. Can Taichi turn their fortunes around?

Source: MU

In Another World where Baseball is War, a High School Ace Player will Save a Weak Nation has finished publishing and it has 38 Chapters. It is also Known as: 野球で戦争する異世界で超高校級エースが弱小国家を救うようです, Yakyuu de Sensou suru Isekai de Choukoukoukyuu Ace ga Jakushou Kokka o Sukuu Youdesu

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2. Boukyaku Battery

Boukyaku Battery

The baseball manga follows Haruka, a strong pitcher praised as perfect, and Kei, a skilled catcher known as the "General" who has lost his memory due to amnesia. The talented pair were hard to defeat in junior high, and they crushed other players' dreams. They both enroll in the no-name Kotesashi High School in Tokyo, where they encounter other baseball players who had quit after losing to Haruka and Kei.

Boukyaku Battery is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 忘却バッテリー, Boukyaku Battery

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1. Cycling Hit

Cycling Hit

As the captain of Sunyu High's baseball team, Lim Sung is dedicated to bringing the team victory. That's why he wants to recruit a talented batter named Nam Heedo, but Heedo vehemently refuses his offer. Why? Because he can't stand the smell of people! But much to his surprise, Sung smells different to him. So to get Heedo on the team, Sung agrees to Heedo's innocent yet stimulating demands. However, how long can they keep their special arrangement a secret from the rest of the team?

Cycling Hit has finished publishing and it has 66 Chapters. It is also Known as: サイクルヒット

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