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Junior Giants

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CARD Junior Giants

Junior Giants is a FREE, non-competitive, co-ed baseball league focusing on life skills using baseball as a vessel. Through each child’s experiences as part of a team, they will learn the Four Bases of Character Development—confidence, Integrity, Leadership, and Teamwork—and the importance of Education, Health, Bullying Prevention, and Respect. The Junior Giants partnership between CARD and the SF Giants Community Fund and all the volunteers who help allow us to offer this amazing program.   

In addition to baseball, CARD offers Softball divisions. The goal of the Softball program is to recruit more girls to play and retain them over the years. Both girls and boys are welcome to play softball or baseball. The Softball division features a larger ball (not, in fact, softer than a baseball), and softball-specific equipment.

REGISTRATION FOR THE 2025 LEAGUE WILL OPEN APRIL 1

Baseball Divisions Registration

Baseball Ages 5/6 Tee Ball (age as of 7/1/25): Click here to register

Baseball Ages 7/8 (age as of 7/1/25): Click here to register

Baseball Ages 9/10 (age as of 7/1/25): Click here to register

Baseball Ages 11-13 (age as of 7/1/25): Click here to register

Coach/Volunteer Registration (we need YOU!): Click here to register as a coach or volunteer

Softball Divisions Registration

Softball Ages 6-8 (age as of 7/1/25): Click here to register

Softball Ages 9-11 (age as of 7/1/25): Click here to register

Coach/Volunteer Registration (we need YOU!): Click here to register as a coach or volunteer

Registration Help

  • Need help registering?
    • NEW folks need to make a profile with MLB/LeagueApps. Click here for a quick video tutorial on registering for your MLB account and logging into your LeagueApps account. 
    • Once you are logged in, create an account profile with guardian information. 
    • When completed, select the division in which you want to register your player. 
    • NEW PLAYER/COACH/VOLUNTEER: Click here for a video tutorial. 
    • RETURNING PLAYER: Click here for a video reminder

League Information

Divisions: Players should register for the division that correlated with their age as of 7/1/25

VOLUNTEERS are needed for all divisions. 

May contain: neighborhood, airport, road, outdoors, intersection, and airfield
Community Park, 1900 Dr. MLK Jr. Parkway, Junior Giants Field Breakdown

Ages

Available to all athletes 5-13 years old. Age is determined by the age of the player as of 7/1/2025. 

Practices & Games

All practices and games will be at Community Park, 1900 Dr. MLK Jr. Parkway. 

All practices will start at 5:00 PM or later, starting the week of June 9. 

  • 5/6 Baseball: Practices on Thursdays
  • 7/8 Baseball: Practices on Wednesdays
  • 9/10 Baseball: Practices on Tuesdays
  • 11-13 Baseball: Practices on Mondays
  • 6-8 Softball: Practices on Mondays
  • 9-11 Softball: Practices on Wednesdays

Games are on Saturdays, from 6/28-8/2 at Community Park.  Game schedules will be posted at www.teamsideline.com/chico by Friday, June 6 by 5p.

"First Pitch" League Orientation Meeting

The First Pitch Meeting is an orientation meeting for NEW parents and volunteers in our league (player attendance is optional). This meeting is a significant opportunity to teach families about the Junior Giants program and our league’s culture and logistics. 

Junior Giants App- will be updated by the end of the day on 6/6

With the Junior Giants App, you can follow the Junior Giants season and access these helpful resources at your fingertips:

  • Junior Giants App Tutorial
  • Junior Giants University training videos
  • Important dates
  • Word of the Week guides and videos
  • Practice Plans
  • Check certifications through the Junior Giants App (for Commissioners/Ambassadors)
  • Guide to the roster and team chat in the Junior Giants App

Click here for the Junior Giants App Troubleshooting Guide

Team rosters will be integrated into the Junior Giants App by the end of the day on Friday, June 6. 

Volunteer Information: We NEED You!

The Junior Giants program is a San Francisco Giants Community Fund and CARD partnership. We can continue running this fantastic FREE program if we get enough volunteers. Please complete the below steps if you have any baseball experience or coaching experience (any sport) or are organized and efficient. We are currently looking to fill 3 roles for each team: Head Coach (has baseball or coaching experience), Assistant Coach (has baseball or coaching experience OR has worked with kids before), and Team Parent (is organized and efficient, no experience needed). Volunteers typically only spend 3 hours weekly on Junior Giants during the season.

Complete the first step to making a significant impact on your community and helping spread a love of the game:

Click here to start the process! 

2025 Schedule & Incentives

Junior Giants 2025 schedule with weekly themes, practice/game dates, and items to be given out each week.