Get ESPN MLB Athletes Index
Get ESPN MLB Athletes Index
Usage
espn_mlb_athletes_index(
season = most_recent_mlb_season(),
active = TRUE,
limit = 5000L,
...
)Arguments
- season
Season year (numeric, e.g. 2025). Defaults to the most recent MLB season.
- active
logical. When
TRUE(default) only active athletes are returned. Set toFALSEfor the full historical roster.- limit
integer. Maximum number of rows to return. Default 5000. Pass a small value (e.g.
limit = 50) in tests to keep execution fast.- ...
Additional arguments; currently unused but retained for forward compatibility. Proxy configuration should use
options(baseballr.proxy = ...)– see?baseballrfor details.
Value
A single baseballr_data tibble with one row per athlete.
| col_name | types | description |
| athlete_id | character | Unique athlete identifier (ESPN). |
| full_name | character | Player's full name. |
| jersey | character | Jersey number worn by the player. |
| position | character | Listed roster position (G, F, C, etc.). |
| team_id | character | Unique team identifier. |
| headshot | character | Headshot image URL. |
| status | character | Status label. |
| link | character |
See also
Other ESPN MLB Functions:
espn_mlb,
espn_mlb_award(),
espn_mlb_betting(),
espn_mlb_calendar(),
espn_mlb_coach(),
espn_mlb_coach_record(),
espn_mlb_coach_season(),
espn_mlb_coaches(),
espn_mlb_conferences(),
espn_mlb_draft(),
espn_mlb_draft_athlete_detail(),
espn_mlb_draft_athletes(),
espn_mlb_draft_pick(),
espn_mlb_draft_rounds(),
espn_mlb_draft_status(),
espn_mlb_franchise(),
espn_mlb_franchises(),
espn_mlb_freeagents(),
espn_mlb_futures(),
espn_mlb_game_all(),
espn_mlb_game_broadcasts(),
espn_mlb_game_endpoints,
espn_mlb_game_info(),
espn_mlb_game_odds(),
espn_mlb_game_official_detail(),
espn_mlb_game_officials(),
espn_mlb_game_play(),
espn_mlb_game_play_personnel(),
espn_mlb_game_player_box(),
espn_mlb_game_powerindex(),
espn_mlb_game_predictor(),
espn_mlb_game_probabilities(),
espn_mlb_game_probables(),
espn_mlb_game_propbets(),
espn_mlb_game_rosters(),
espn_mlb_game_situation(),
espn_mlb_game_team_leaders(),
espn_mlb_game_team_linescores(),
espn_mlb_game_team_records(),
espn_mlb_game_team_roster(),
espn_mlb_game_team_roster_entry(),
espn_mlb_game_team_score(),
espn_mlb_game_team_statistics(),
espn_mlb_injuries(),
espn_mlb_leaders(),
espn_mlb_news(),
espn_mlb_pbp(),
espn_mlb_player_awards(),
espn_mlb_player_box(),
espn_mlb_player_career_stats(),
espn_mlb_player_contract(),
espn_mlb_player_contracts(),
espn_mlb_player_endpoints,
espn_mlb_player_eventlog(),
espn_mlb_player_eventlog_v2(),
espn_mlb_player_gamelog(),
espn_mlb_player_info(),
espn_mlb_player_overview(),
espn_mlb_player_seasons(),
espn_mlb_player_splits(),
espn_mlb_player_statisticslog(),
espn_mlb_player_stats(),
espn_mlb_player_stats_v3(),
espn_mlb_position(),
espn_mlb_positions(),
espn_mlb_powerindex(),
espn_mlb_scoreboard(),
espn_mlb_season_awards(),
espn_mlb_season_draft(),
espn_mlb_season_group(),
espn_mlb_season_group_children(),
espn_mlb_season_group_teams(),
espn_mlb_season_groups(),
espn_mlb_season_info(),
espn_mlb_season_leaders(),
espn_mlb_season_ranking(),
espn_mlb_season_rankings(),
espn_mlb_season_type(),
espn_mlb_season_types(),
espn_mlb_season_week(),
espn_mlb_season_weeks(),
espn_mlb_seasons(),
espn_mlb_standings(),
espn_mlb_team(),
espn_mlb_team_box(),
espn_mlb_team_current_roster(),
espn_mlb_team_depthchart(),
espn_mlb_team_endpoints,
espn_mlb_team_injuries(),
espn_mlb_team_leaders(),
espn_mlb_team_news(),
espn_mlb_team_odds_records(),
espn_mlb_team_record(),
espn_mlb_team_record_detail(),
espn_mlb_team_roster(),
espn_mlb_team_schedule(),
espn_mlb_team_season_profile(),
espn_mlb_team_season_roster(),
espn_mlb_team_season_statistics(),
espn_mlb_team_stats(),
espn_mlb_teams(),
espn_mlb_tournament(),
espn_mlb_tournament_season(),
espn_mlb_tournament_seasons(),
espn_mlb_tournaments(),
espn_mlb_transactions(),
espn_mlb_venues(),
espn_mlb_week_ranking(),
espn_mlb_week_rankings(),
espn_mlb_wp()
Examples
# \donttest{
espn_mlb_athletes_index(season = 2025, limit = 50)
#> Fetching page 1 of 1 for mlb athletes (season=2025)...
#> ── ESPN MLB Athletes Index from ESPN.com ──────────── baseballr 2.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-08 11:07:30 UTC
#> # A tibble: 50 × 9
#> athlete_id full_name jersey position team_id headshot status link
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 1 NA NA NA NA NA NA http://…
#> 2 2 NA NA NA NA NA NA http://…
#> 3 3 NA NA NA NA NA NA http://…
#> 4 4 NA NA NA NA NA NA http://…
#> 5 5 NA NA NA NA NA NA http://…
#> 6 6 NA NA NA NA NA NA http://…
#> 7 7 NA NA NA NA NA NA http://…
#> 8 8 NA NA NA NA NA NA http://…
#> 9 9 NA NA NA NA NA NA http://…
#> 10 10 NA NA NA NA NA NA http://…
#> # ℹ 40 more rows
#> # ℹ 1 more variable: ref_url <chr>
# }