You might be able to hit a home run with a personalized baseball gift for your favorite fan. Personalized baseball gifts are available at sports specialty shops and stores that do printing or create novelty gifts. Prices start lower than $10 and can go higher than $1,000, although most cost less than $100.
Bats
A Louisville Slugger bat is one personalized bat option, available in natural wood, black or with a colorful wine or brown finish. The simplest includes the Louisville Slugger logo along with your name. More elaborate bats also include the Major League Baseball logo and your signature, or both. Miniature bats, youth bats and a personalized bat-shaped walking cane are also available. Personalized full-sized bats start at $57 and mini-bats at $23 as of April 2011.
Baseballs
Not to be outdone by the bats, personalized baseballs and baseball-shaped items are available. One option is a full-sized, full-weight baseball with a full-color imprint of your photo, illustration or text. Baseball-themed items are another personalized option, with round baseball rugs, baseball musical toy balls, baseball-shaped signs and ceramic banks, all of which you can personalize. Personalized baseballs start at $20 as of April 2011, with other ball-themed items ranging from $9 to a miniature ceramic baseball bank to $100 or more for a round baseball rug, depending on the size.
Blankets, Towels and Prints
An array of personalized blankets, woven afghans, beach towels, posters and wall prints are available with baseball themes. One of the most elaborate options is a full-color baseball team photo cotton blanket, measuring 54 inches wide by 69 inches long, although you can substitute any photo for your baseball team. One of the simplest is a beach towel that features your photo along with a bat, ball and baseball mitt design. Prices range from about $40 for a simple beach towel to $150 for an elaborate afghan. Smaller afghans and throws are also available as is a larger team photo blanket.
Other Gift Options
Personalized baseball charms, pendants, dog tags and pennants are other gift options, as are photo frames, T-shirts, mugs, drinking glasses and welcome mats. Charms, available in silver or gold, include a baseball mitt, ball or crossed bats with your name or other text of your choice engraved on them. Pennants, T-shirts and photo frames can feature your name or photo printed on the item in color or black and white. Personalized baseball mats include rectangular mats with a baseball image around your choice of text or a cedar mat with your name or text made from wooden slats. One more idea is a personalized baseball diamond rug, available in sizes up to 12 square feet. Prices range from fewer than $20 for the dog tags to more than $2,400 for a 12 square foot rug.
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