Returns metadata for one season-type within an MLB season: name, abbreviation, start / end dates, and whether it carries groups, standings, or playoff legs.
Usage
espn_mlb_season_type(season_type = 2L, season = most_recent_mlb_season(), ...)Value
A single-row tibble.
| col_name | types | description |
| league | character | League slug. |
| season | integer | Season year. |
| season_type | integer | Season-type id. |
| type | integer | Numeric type code. |
| name | character | Display name (e.g. "Regular Season"). |
| abbreviation | character | Short code (e.g. "reg"). |
| year | integer | Year stamp. |
| start_date | character | ISO 8601 start date. |
| end_date | character | ISO 8601 end date. |
| has_groups | logical | Whether groups exist for this type. |
| has_standings | logical | Whether standings exist. |
| has_legs | logical | Whether playoff legs exist. |
| slug | character | URL slug. |
| groups_ref | character | $ref to the groups endpoint. |
| weeks_ref | character | $ref to the weeks endpoint. |
| leaders_ref | character | $ref to the leaders endpoint. |
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_info(),
espn_mlb_season_leaders(),
espn_mlb_season_ranking(),
espn_mlb_season_rankings(),
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{
espn_mlb_season_type(season_type = 2, season = 2025)
#> ── ESPN MLB Season Type Detail ────────────────────── baseballr 2.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-08 11:08:01 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 16
#> league season season_type type name abbreviation year start_date
#> <chr> <int> <int> <int> <chr> <chr> <int> <chr>
#> 1 mlb 2025 2 2 Regular… reg 2025 2025-03-2…
#> # ℹ 8 more variables: end_date <chr>, has_groups <lgl>,
#> # has_standings <lgl>, has_legs <lgl>, slug <chr>, groups_ref <chr>,
#> # weeks_ref <chr>, leaders_ref <chr>
# }