Get ESPN MLB Draft Athlete Detail (Single Drafted Player) — espn_mlb_draft_athlete_detail • baseballr

Returns rich single-row detail for one drafted athlete in one MLB draft year: name, height, weight, position, pick (overall/round/team), and a $ref to the athlete's core-v2 profile. Use espn_mlb_draft_athletes() to enumerate draftees for a year.

Usage

espn_mlb_draft_athlete_detail(
  season = most_recent_mlb_season(),
  athlete_id,
  ...
)

Arguments

season: Draft year (numeric). Defaults to the most recent MLB season.
athlete_id: ESPN draftee identifier.
...: Additional arguments; currently unused.

Value

A single-row tibble.

Note: ESPN does not currently populate the MLB draft feed, so this typically returns an empty tibble. When populated, the columns are:

col_name	types	description
season	integer	Draft season (4-digit year).
athlete_id	character	Unique ESPN athlete identifier.
athlete_full_name	character	Drafted player full name.
position	character	Player position abbreviation.
round	integer	Draft round number.
pick	integer	Pick number within the round.
overall	integer	Overall pick number.
team_id	character	Drafting team identifier.

See also

Other ESPN MLB Functions: espn_mlb, espn_mlb_athletes_index(), 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_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()

Author

Saiem Gilani

Examples

# \donttest{
  espn_mlb_draft_athlete_detail(season = 2024, athlete_id = 33192)
#> ✖ 2026-06-08 11:07:35.895823: Failed to retrieve ESPN mlb draft athlete detail for season=2024, athlete_id=33192
#> ✖ Args: league = "mlb", season = 2024, athlete_id = 33192
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error, HTTP Response Code 404
#> ── ESPN MLB Draft Athlete Detail ──────────────────── baseballr 2.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-08 11:07:35 UTC
#> # A tibble: 0 × 0
# }