Get ESPN MLB Game Info (venue, attendance, duration, umpires) — espn_mlb_game_info • baseballr

Returns one wide row of game metadata from the ESPN game-summary gameInfo block: venue, attendance, game duration, and the umpire crew (home-plate, first-, second-, and third-base umpires).

Usage

espn_mlb_game_info(game_id)

Arguments

game_id: Game ID – ESPN event identifier (character or numeric).

Value

A single-row baseballr_data tibble.

col_name	types	description
game_id	integer	Unique ESPN game/event identifier.
venue_id	character	Unique ESPN venue identifier.
venue_name	character	Venue (ballpark) full name.
venue_city	character	Venue city.
venue_state	character	Venue state / province.
attendance	integer	Announced attendance.
game_duration	character	Elapsed game time (H:MM).
home_plate_umpire	character	Home-plate umpire.
first_base_umpire	character	First-base umpire.
second_base_umpire	character	Second-base umpire.
third_base_umpire	character	Third-base umpire.

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_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_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{
  try(espn_mlb_game_info(game_id = "401570000"))
#> ── ESPN MLB Game Info from ESPN.com ───────────────── baseballr 2.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-08 11:07:40 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 11
#>     game_id venue_id venue_name  venue_city venue_state attendance
#>       <int> <chr>    <chr>       <chr>      <chr>            <int>
#> 1 401570000 27       Coors Field Denver     Colorado         36579
#> # ℹ 5 more variables: game_duration <chr>, home_plate_umpire <chr>,
#> #   first_base_umpire <chr>, second_base_umpire <chr>,
#> #   third_base_umpire <chr>
# }