is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by TatsurÃ
 Suga. It began serialization in Kodansha's manga magazine Morning in September 2020. An anime television series adaptation produced by EMT Squared aired from April to June 2025.
Plot
Murata is an office worker who regularly visits Chiba MotorSuns Stadium to take his mind off the stress from work. One day, he meets a beer vendor girl named Ruriko. After he becomes her first regular customer, they slowly develop a friendship with each encounter.
Characters
Main
A beer vendor girl who works for Yuuhi Beer at Chiba MotorSuns Stadium. She is a who has a snaggletooth. While she does not know a lot about baseball, she still enjoys her job.
An office worker who is a fan of the Chiba MotorSuns. He visits the ballpark to take his mind off the stress from work. He becomes Ruriko's first regular customer.
Vendors
A fellow vendor girl and colleague of Ruriko's. She retires alongside her boyfriend Omatsu to follow her dream as a teacher.
A fellow vendor girl and colleague of Ruriko's.
A fellow vendor girl and colleague of Ruriko's. She is the youngest of the group as she is in high school.
A fellow vendor girl and colleague of Ruriko's. She is the oldest of the group.
A checker of the vendor girls. He's currently dating Aona and quietly retires on the same day as her.
A leader of the vendor girls' checkers.
Chiba MotorSuns
A veteran right fielder for the MotorSuns and Yuki's husband and eventual father of their child. He was close to Mitsuteru Tsubaki, a former MotorSuns player, with the two being called the Double-T Duo.
An American slugger from Chicago who is the third base and cleanup hitter for the MotorSuns. He develops a crush on Ruriko.
An American player who is the designated hitter of the MotorSuns. He is married to a Japanese woman and they have opened a Puerto Rican restaurant in Tokyo.
A starting pitcher for the MotorSuns and Kisa's boyfriend.
The talented and popular shortstop and leadoff hitter for the MotorSuns.
Left fielder for the MotorSuns.
A second baseman for the MotorSuns.
The catcher for the MotorSuns.
The closer for the MotorSuns.
Others
The team's mascot in the form of a salamander. He wears uniform number 346, the individual digits sound like his name when read aloud in Japanese. He is later revealed to be the other half of the Double-T Duo, Mitsuteru Tsubaki.
The MotorSuns' PA announcer. She has a crush on Nokogiriyama, whom she teases when she announces the lineups.
A 40-year-old cook for the MotorSuns who likes to dote on the younger players.
A young woman who works at Atsumori, a stall selling boxed meals in the ballpark. She develops a crush on Murata.
The manager for the food stall Yamada works at.
A veteran security guard at the ballpark.
A new security guard at the ballpark. Igarashi helped him when he was lost at the ballpark back when he was 5 years old.
A local television announcer who is Kojiro's wife.
Mitsui's girlfriend who supports him from the stands.
Murata's co-worker who is also knowledgeable about baseball.
A little girl whose family regularly comes to MotorSuns games.
A woman who regularly comes to MotorSuns games with her family.
A man who regularly comes to MotorSuns games with his family.
One of three boisterous men, alongside Hige and Gori, who visit the ballpark trying to hit on women.
One of three boisterous men, alongside Fujinami and Gori, who visit the ballpark trying to hit on women.
One of three boisterous men, alongside Fujinami and Hige, who visit the ballpark trying to hit on women.
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by TatsurÃ
 Suga, Catch Me at the Ballpark! began serialization in Kodansha's manga magazine Morning on September 3, 2020. Its chapters have been compiled into eighteen volumes as of November 2025.
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on November 14, 2024. It was produced by EMT Squared and directed by Jun'ichi Kitamura, with series composition and screenplays by Shigeru Murakoshi, character designs by Fumio Iida, and music composed by Monaca. The series aired from April 2 to June 18, 2025, on TV Tokyo and its affiliates. The opening theme song is "Hurray!!", performed by , while the ending theme song is by Fairouz Ai, Ikumi Hasegawa, Maaya Uchida, Mayu Sagara and Momoko Seto as their respective characters. Crunchyroll is streaming the series.
Episodes
Reception
By January 2024, the series had over 200,000 copies in circulation.
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