About

Yeah, I Play Baseball, also known as Yes, I Play Baseball, and often followed by How Can You Tell? or How Did You Know? refers to a series of memes making fun of the stereotypical idea of a young Gen Z and Gen Alpha white boy who plays baseball.

Symbols of the stereotype include the Ice Cream Haircut, ice cream shorts from the brand "Baseball Lifestyle," Pit Viper style sunglasses and Yeezy Slides. Certain memes, trends and slang terms are also associated with the stereotype, most notably the use of "6-7" and "huzz." Enjoying the music of Ken Carson, Playboi Carti and other Opium label rappers was also likened to the stereotype. Yeah, I Play Baseball memes surfaced en masse on TikTok in 2025. Many of the videos used the TikTok sound of Seven Harris' "So Fun" song, I Got a Brand New Saxophone or a melodica cover of Lil Phoebe. Viral videos like the 6-7 Kid With Fluffy Hair also played a role in the meme's rise.

Origin

On June 25th, 2024, TikToker^[1] @yxzkry posted a video of a kid having his mom style his Ice Cream Haircut. The text caption read, "'Yeah I got fluffy hair' ahh cut," and "'Yeah I play baseball' ahh cut." The audio was the AUGHHHH sound. Over one year, it gained over 868,200 likes (shown below). It's currently the first-known Yeah, I Play Baseball meme.

Spread

The meme resurfaced en masse in 2025. For instance, TikToker^[2] @619.mason44 shared an early, viral example on March 26th, 2025, showing a slideshow of ice cream shorts from the brand "Baseball Lifestyle" paired with the caption, "Yes, I play baseball." Over three months, the video received roughly 202,500 likes (shown below).

On April 2nd, TikToker^[3] @babyfacecraigo reposted the 6-7 Kid With Fluffy Hair video, adding a text caption that read, "Yea, I play baseball," with the Dead Rose Emoji. Over two months, the video gained over 988,200 likes (shown below).

On April 2nd, 2025, TikToker^[4] @gio_palace posted a variation about kids who play soccer (football), gaining over 563,800 likes in two months (shown below).

On April 18th, TikToker^[5] @cat.steppa posted a meme using a seemingly AI-generated cartoon of a Yeah, I Play Baseball kid. They added a text caption reading, "Yo bro, let's go prank people at Walmart." Over two months, the post received over 1.4 million likes (shown below).

The trend continued in the following months, spreading across platforms. For instance, on May 25th, 2025, Instagram^[6] user @thezuckler posted a Reel, which showed many of the Yeah, I Play Baseball symbols and used the song "So Fun" by Seven Harris. Over 12 days, the video gained roughly 11,100 likes (shown below).

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