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Get ESPN MLB Season Info

Get ESPN MLB Season Info

Usage

espn_mlb_season_info(season = most_recent_mlb_season(), ...)

Arguments

season

Season year (numeric, e.g. 2025). Defaults to the most recent MLB season.

...

Additional arguments; currently unused but retained for forward compatibility. Proxy configuration should use options(baseballr.proxy = ...) – see ?baseballr for details.

Value

A named list of baseballr_data tibbles: Info, Types, Athletes, Coaches, Teams, Awards. $ref URL components are returned as character columns and are NOT auto-resolved – use targeted endpoint functions for details.

Info

col_nametypesdescription
yearinteger4-digit year.
start_datecharacterStart date (YYYY-MM-DD).
end_datecharacterEnd date (YYYY-MM-DD).
display_namecharacterDisplay name.
type_idcharacterType identifier (numeric).
type_namecharacter

Types / Athletes / Coaches / Teams / Awards

col_nametypesdescription
countintegerCount of count.
refcharacter

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_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_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_season_info(season = 2025)
#> $Info
#> ── ESPN MLB Season Info from ESPN.com ─────────────── baseballr 2.0.0 ──
#>  Data updated: 2026-06-08 11:07:58 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 6
#>    year start_date        end_date        display_name type_id type_name
#>   <int> <chr>             <chr>           <chr>        <chr>   <chr>    
#> 1  2025 2025-02-15T08:00Z 2025-12-11T07:… 2025         2       Regular …
#> 
#> $Types
#> ── ESPN MLB Season Types from ESPN.com ────────────── baseballr 2.0.0 ──
#>  Data updated: 2026-06-08 11:07:58 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 2
#>   count ref                                                             
#>   <int> <chr>                                                           
#> 1     4 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/baseball/leagues/mlb/…
#> 
#> $Athletes
#> ── ESPN MLB Season Athletes from ESPN.com ─────────── baseballr 2.0.0 ──
#>  Data updated: 2026-06-08 11:07:58 UTC
#> # A tibble: 0 × 0
#> 
#> $Coaches
#> ── ESPN MLB Season Coaches from ESPN.com ──────────── baseballr 2.0.0 ──
#>  Data updated: 2026-06-08 11:07:58 UTC
#> # A tibble: 0 × 0
#> 
#> $Teams
#> ── ESPN MLB Season Teams from ESPN.com ────────────── baseballr 2.0.0 ──
#>  Data updated: 2026-06-08 11:07:58 UTC
#> # A tibble: 0 × 0
#> 
#> $Awards
#> ── ESPN MLB Season Awards from ESPN.com ───────────── baseballr 2.0.0 ──
#>  Data updated: 2026-06-08 11:07:58 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 2
#>   count ref                                                             
#>   <int> <chr>                                                           
#> 1    NA http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/baseball/leagues/mlb/…
#> 
# }