Grand-Slam MLB Party Tailgating Ideas

No matter which MLB team is your favorite, you'll be batting 1,000 with these tailgate-style baseball party ideas for game day. Start with fan gear to get your fellow baseball lovers into the game, whether you're headed to the ballpark or homegating in fanrageous style. Browse the photos above to get more baseball party ideas to share with your fellow baseball fanatics!

Hot dogs go with baseball! Serve 'em up in a way that lets everyone make their dogs just the way they like, yet is still super-easy to set up, even for tailgating rookies.

This idea will be a hit at your party! Easy-to-customize cards with baseball designs make perfect labels for condiments – and make you look like you're in the party-planning big leagues.

Tailgating calls for thirst-quenching, so make it easy for friends to grab a cold one anytime. Set up a drinks station with party tubs and ice buckets to keep drinks chilly yet easy to grab without sloshing through a cooler. Officially licensed Rawlings and MLB team-logo cups are gotta-haves for true fans! (Custom baseball stickers shown are available at some Party City stores.)

Make your party food a double play by serving baseball-themed treats and classic ballpark snacks. Start with containers in your team's colors filled with goodies that will satisfy everyone's hunger. Browse more photos above to get all the yummy details and how-to's!

Cake pops that look like baseballs? Oh yeah! These tiny treats look so irresistible, no one will be safe. Whether you make yours from scratch or start with a boxed cake mix and a can of frosting, dip your cake balls in white chocolate melt (sold at Party City stores). Pipe the stitching on with red icing and they're ready for the majors. For play-by-play instructions, check out our Baseball Cake Pops Recipes and How-To.

There's more than one way to satisfy a sweet tooth on game day! Make baseball cupcakes in a flash by topping them with baseball party picks or candy icing decorations. Or get a little fancier by making your cupcakes look like baseballs, using M&Ms (yum) for the stitching or piping it on with red icing using a small round cake decorating tip. Find official MLB-logo M&Ms for your local team at your local Party City store.

The easiest baseball party food? Classic baseball stadium favorites like peanuts, popcorn and caramel corn. Add candy in team colors and you've got a sweet-and-salty lineup they'll really cheer for. Find official MLB-logo M&Ms for your local team at your local Party City store.

We just love food-on-a-stick, and cookies are one of the easiest foods-on-a-stick to make. Just insert the sticks into cut-out cookie dough before baking. To make these baseball cookie pops, frost cooled cookies with white royal icing and use red cookie icing or a pastry bag with a small round cake decorating tip to make the stitching.

Don't blow it! A ball game just isn't the same without bubble gum – so grab some Big League Chew for your tailgaters to take into the stadium at game time!

Got face paint? Before you hit the stadium or crank up the volume on the game at home, get your gang into fanrageous gear for unforgettable game-day fun and photos. Team-colors glasses, wigs, face paint, beads and body jewelry make a statement in the stands! And die-hard fans will get a kick out of creating their own fanrageous character in a team-colors Morphsuit, mohawk and licensed MLB accessories.

Team baseballs make great party favors and are perfect for tossing around at your party. They're a bit squishy around the outside, which means they're also perfect for squeezing like a stress-release ball during those big, tense, bases-loaded plays.