Returns the probable / announced starting pitchers for a game, one row per
team, parsed from the ESPN game-summary header.competitions.competitors
probables block. Available for upcoming and completed games.
Value
A baseballr_data tibble with one row per team's probable starter.
| col_name | types | description |
| game_id | integer | Unique ESPN game/event identifier. |
| season | integer | Season (4-digit year). |
| season_type | integer | ESPN season type (1=pre, 2=regular, 3=post). |
| team_id | integer | Unique ESPN team identifier. |
| team_abbreviation | character | Short team abbreviation (e.g. 'NYY'). |
| team_display_name | character | Full team display name. |
| home_away | character | Venue label for the team ('home' or 'away'). |
| athlete_id | integer | Unique ESPN athlete identifier (pitcher). |
| athlete_full_name | character | Pitcher full name. |
| athlete_display_name | character | Pitcher display name. |
| athlete_short_name | character | Pitcher short display name. |
| jersey | character | Jersey number. |
| position | character | Position abbreviation (SP / RP / P). |
| throws | character | Throwing handedness (L / R). |
| headshot_href | character | Headshot image URL. |
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_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_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{
try(espn_mlb_game_probables(game_id = "401570000"))
#> ── ESPN MLB Probable Pitchers from ESPN.com ───────── baseballr 2.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-08 11:07:43 UTC
#> # A tibble: 2 × 15
#> game_id season season_type team_id team_abbreviation team_display_name
#> <int> <int> <int> <int> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 4.02e8 2024 2 27 COL Colorado Rockies
#> 2 4.02e8 2024 2 2 BOS Boston Red Sox
#> # ℹ 9 more variables: home_away <chr>, athlete_id <int>,
#> # athlete_full_name <chr>, athlete_display_name <chr>,
#> # athlete_short_name <chr>, jersey <chr>, position <chr>,
#> # throws <chr>, headshot_href <chr>
# }