Get ESPN MLB game rosters

Get ESPN MLB game rosters

Usage

espn_mlb_game_rosters(game_id)

Arguments

game_id

Game ID

Value

A game rosters data frame

col_name	types	description
athlete_id	integer	Unique ESPN athlete identifier.
athlete_uid	character	Athlete uid.
athlete_guid	character	Athlete guid.
athlete_type	character	Athlete type.
sdr	integer	Sdr.
first_name	character	First name.
last_name	character	Last name.
full_name	character	Full name.
athlete_display_name	character	Athlete display name (full).
short_name	character	Short display name.
weight	integer	Weight.
display_weight	character	Display weight.
height	integer	Height.
display_height	character	Display height.
age	integer	Age.
date_of_birth	character	Date of birth.
debut_year	integer	Debut year.
birth_place_city	character	Birth place city.
birth_place_state	character	Birth place state.
birth_place_country	character	Birth place country.
slug	character	Slug.
headshot_href	character	Headshot href.
headshot_alt	character	Headshot alt.
athlete_jersey_number	character	Athlete jersey number.
position_id	integer	Position id.
position_name	character	Position name.
position_display_name	character	Position display name.
position_abbreviation	character	Position abbreviation.
position_leaf	logical	Position leaf.
positions_ref	character	Positions ref.
positions_id	character	Positions id.
positions_name	character	Positions name.
positions_display_name	character	Positions display name.
positions_abbreviation	character	Positions abbreviation.
positions_leaf	logical	Positions leaf.
positions_parent_ref	character	Positions parent ref.
positions_statistics_ref	character	Positions statistics ref.
linked	logical	Linked.
years	integer	Years.
debut_year_2	integer	Debut year 2.
debut_ref	character	Debut ref.
debut_ref_1	character	Debut ref 1.
active	logical	TRUE if the row represents an active record.
status_id	integer	Status id.
status_name	character	Game status (e.g. 'STATUS_FINAL').
status_type	character	Status type.
status_abbreviation	character	Status abbreviation.
bats_type	character	Bats type.
bats_abbreviation	character	Bats abbreviation.
bats_display_value	character	Bats display value.
throws_type	character	Throws type.
throws_abbreviation	character	Throws abbreviation.
throws_display_value	character	Throws display value.
starter	logical	TRUE if the player started the game.
valid	logical	Valid.
display_name	character	Display name.
bat_order	integer	Spot in the batting order (1-9; NA if not applicable).
record_number	integer	Record number.
at_bats	list	At bats.
positions	list	Positions.
notes	list	Notes.
subbed_in_did_sub	logical	Subbed in did sub.
subbed_out_did_sub	logical	Subbed out did sub.
team_id	integer	Unique ESPN team identifier.
team_guid	character	ESPN team GUID.
team_uid	character	ESPN universal team identifier (UID).
team_sdr	character	Team sdr.
team_slug	character	URL-safe team identifier.
team_location	character	Team city / location.
team_name	character	Team nickname (e.g. 'Yankees').
team_abbreviation	character	Short team abbreviation (e.g. 'NYY').
team_display_name	character	Full team display name (e.g. 'New York Yankees').
team_short_display_name	character	Short team display name.
team_color	character	Team primary color (hex, no leading '#').
team_alternate_color	character	Team alternate color (hex).
team_is_active	logical	Team is active.
is_all_star	logical	Is all star.
logo_href	character	Logo href.
logo_dark_href	character	Logo dark href.
logos_href_2	character	Logos href 2.
logos_href_3	character	Logos href 3.
logos_href_4	character	Logos href 4.
logos_width_4	integer	Logos width 4.
logos_height_4	integer	Logos height 4.
logos_alt_4	character	Logos alt 4.
logos_rel_full_4	character	Logos rel full 4.
logos_rel_primary_logo_on_white_color	character	Logos rel primary logo on white color.
logos_last_updated_4	character	Logos last updated 4.
logos_href_5	character	Logos href 5.
logos_width_5	integer	Logos width 5.
logos_height_5	integer	Logos height 5.
logos_alt_5	character	Logos alt 5.
logos_rel_full_5	character	Logos rel full 5.
logos_rel_primary_logo_on_black_color	character	Logos rel primary logo on black color.
logos_last_updated_5	character	Logos last updated 5.
logos_href_6	character	Logos href 6.
logos_width_6	integer	Logos width 6.
logos_height_6	integer	Logos height 6.
logos_alt_6	character	Logos alt 6.
logos_rel_full_6	character	Logos rel full 6.
logos_rel_primary_logo_on_primary_color	character	Logos rel primary logo on primary color.
logos_last_updated_6	character	Logos last updated 6.
logos_href_7	character	Logos href 7.
logos_width_7	integer	Logos width 7.
logos_height_7	integer	Logos height 7.
logos_alt_7	character	Logos alt 7.
logos_rel_full_7	character	Logos rel full 7.
logos_rel_primary_logo_on_secondary_color	character	Logos rel primary logo on secondary color.
logos_last_updated_7	character	Logos last updated 7.
logos_href_8	character	Logos href 8.
logos_width_8	integer	Logos width 8.
logos_height_8	integer	Logos height 8.
logos_alt_8	character	Logos alt 8.
logos_rel_full_8	character	Logos rel full 8.
logos_rel_primary_logo_black	character	Logos rel primary logo black.
logos_last_updated_8	character	Logos last updated 8.
logos_href_9	character	Logos href 9.
logos_width_9	integer	Logos width 9.
logos_height_9	integer	Logos height 9.
logos_alt_9	character	Logos alt 9.
logos_rel_full_9	character	Logos rel full 9.
logos_rel_primary_logo_white	character	Logos rel primary logo white.
logos_last_updated_9	character	Logos last updated 9.
logos_href_10	character	Logos href 10.
logos_width_10	integer	Logos width 10.
logos_height_10	integer	Logos height 10.
logos_alt_10	character	Logos alt 10.
logos_rel_full_10	character	Logos rel full 10.
logos_rel_secondary_logo_on_white_color	character	Logos rel secondary logo on white color.
logos_last_updated_10	character	Logos last updated 10.
logos_href_11	character	Logos href 11.
logos_width_11	integer	Logos width 11.
logos_height_11	integer	Logos height 11.
logos_alt_11	character	Logos alt 11.
logos_rel_full_11	character	Logos rel full 11.
logos_rel_secondary_logo_on_black_color	character	Logos rel secondary logo on black color.
logos_last_updated_11	character	Logos last updated 11.
logos_href_12	character	Logos href 12.
logos_width_12	integer	Logos width 12.
logos_height_12	integer	Logos height 12.
logos_alt_12	character	Logos alt 12.
logos_rel_full_12	character	Logos rel full 12.
logos_rel_secondary_logo_on_primary_color	character	Logos rel secondary logo on primary color.
logos_last_updated_12	character	Logos last updated 12.
logos_href_13	character	Logos href 13.
logos_width_13	integer	Logos width 13.
logos_height_13	integer	Logos height 13.
logos_alt_13	character	Logos alt 13.
logos_rel_full_13	character	Logos rel full 13.
logos_rel_secondary_logo_on_secondary_color	character	Logos rel secondary logo on secondary color.
logos_last_updated_13	character	Logos last updated 13.
logos_href_14	character	Logos href 14.
logos_width_14	integer	Logos width 14.
logos_height_14	integer	Logos height 14.
logos_alt_14	character	Logos alt 14.
logos_rel_full_14	character	Logos rel full 14.
logos_rel_secondary_logo_black	character	Logos rel secondary logo black.
logos_last_updated_14	character	Logos last updated 14.
logos_href_15	character	Logos href 15.
logos_width_15	integer	Logos width 15.
logos_height_15	integer	Logos height 15.
logos_alt_15	character	Logos alt 15.
logos_rel_full_15	character	Logos rel full 15.
logos_rel_secondary_logo_white	character	Logos rel secondary logo white.
logos_last_updated_15	character	Logos last updated 15.
game_id	integer	Unique ESPN game/event identifier.
order	integer	Order.
home_away	character	Venue label for the team ('home' or 'away').
winner	logical	Winner.
nickname	character	Team nickname.
draft_display_text	character	Draft display text.
draft_round	integer	Draft round.
draft_year	integer	Draft year.
draft_selection	integer	Draft selection.

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_probables(), espn_mlb_game_propbets(), 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_rosters(game_id = 401283399))
#> ✖ 2026-06-08 11:07:44.482434: Invalid arguments or no game roster data for 401283399 available!
#> ✖ Args: game_id = 401283399
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error, HTTP Response Code 404
#> ── ESPN MLB Game Roster Information from ESPN.com ─── baseballr 2.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-08 11:07:44 UTC
#> # A tibble: 0 × 0
# }