Get ESPN MLB current team roster
Value
A teams data frame
| col_name | types | description |
| team_id | integer | Unique ESPN team identifier. |
| team_uid | character | ESPN universal team identifier (UID). |
| 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_name | character | Team short 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. |
| franchise..ref | character | Franchise..ref. |
| franchise.id | character | Franchise.id. |
| franchise.uid | character | Franchise.uid. |
| franchise.slug | character | Franchise.slug. |
| franchise.location | character | Franchise.location. |
| franchise.name | character | Franchise.name. |
| franchise.abbreviation | character | Franchise.abbreviation. |
| franchise.displayName | character | Franchise.displayName. |
| franchise.shortDisplayName | character | Franchise.shortDisplayName. |
| franchise.color | character | Franchise.color. |
| franchise.isActive | logical | Franchise.isActive. |
| franchise.venue..ref | character | Franchise.venue..ref. |
| franchise.venue.id | character | Franchise.venue.id. |
| franchise.venue.fullName | character | Franchise.venue.fullName. |
| franchise.venue.shortName | character | Franchise.venue.shortName. |
| franchise.venue.address.city | character | Franchise.venue.address.city. |
| franchise.venue.address.state | character | Franchise.venue.address.state. |
| franchise.venue.address.zipCode | character | Franchise.venue.address.zipCode. |
| franchise.venue.grass | logical | Franchise.venue.grass. |
| franchise.venue.indoor | logical | Franchise.venue.indoor. |
| franchise.venue.images.href | character | Franchise.venue.images.href. |
| franchise.venue.images.width | integer | Franchise.venue.images.width. |
| franchise.venue.images.height | integer | Franchise.venue.images.height. |
| franchise.venue.images.alt | character | Franchise.venue.images.alt. |
| franchise.venue.images.rel | list | Franchise.venue.images.rel. |
| franchise..ref.1 | character | Franchise..ref.1. |
| franchise..ref.2 | character | Franchise..ref.2. |
| standingSummary | character | StandingSummary. |
| logo | character | Logo image URL. |
| logo_dark | character | Dark-mode logo image URL. |
| group_id | integer | Group id. |
| parent_group_id | integer | Parent group id. |
| group_is_conference | logical | Group is conference. |
| conference_id | integer | Conference id. |
| athlete_id | integer | Unique ESPN athlete identifier. |
| athlete_uid | character | Athlete uid. |
| athlete_guid | character | Athlete guid. |
| athlete_type | character | Athlete type. |
| athlete_first_name | character | Athlete first name. |
| athlete_last_name | character | Athlete last name. |
| athlete_full_name | character | Athlete full name. |
| athlete_display_name | character | Athlete display name (full). |
| athlete_short_name | character | Athlete short display name. |
| athlete_weight | integer | Athlete weight. |
| athlete_display_weight | character | Athlete display weight. |
| athlete_height | integer | Athlete height. |
| athlete_display_height | character | Athlete display height. |
| athlete_age | integer | Athlete age. |
| athlete_date_of_birth | character | Athlete date of birth. |
| athlete_slug | character | Athlete slug. |
| athlete_jersey | character | Athlete jersey. |
| athlete_linked | logical | Athlete linked. |
| athlete_active | logical | Athlete active. |
| athlete_positions | list | Athlete positions. |
| athlete_hot_zones | list | Athlete hot zones. |
| athlete_debut_year | integer | Athlete debut year. |
| athlete_nickname | character | Athlete nickname. |
| athlete_middle_name | character | Athlete middle name. |
| athlete_citizenship | character | Athlete citizenship. |
| athlete_alternate_ids_sdr | character | Athlete alternate ids sdr. |
| athlete_birth_place_city | character | Athlete birth place city. |
| athlete_birth_place_state | character | Athlete birth place state. |
| athlete_birth_place_country | character | Athlete birth place country. |
| athlete_position_id | character | Athlete position id. |
| athlete_position_name | character | Athlete fielding position (e.g. 'Shortstop', 'Pitcher'). |
| athlete_position_display_name | character | Athlete position display name. |
| athlete_position_abbreviation | character | Position abbreviation (e.g. 'SS', 'P'). |
| athlete_position_leaf | logical | Athlete position leaf. |
| athlete_experience_years | integer | Athlete experience years. |
| athlete_debut_year_2 | integer | Athlete debut year 2. |
| athlete_status_id | character | Athlete status id. |
| athlete_status_name | character | Athlete status name. |
| athlete_status_type | character | Athlete status type. |
| athlete_status_abbreviation | character | Athlete status abbreviation. |
| athlete_bats_type | character | Athlete bats type. |
| athlete_bats_abbreviation | character | Athlete bats abbreviation. |
| athlete_bats_display_value | character | Athlete bats display value. |
| athlete_throws_type | character | Athlete throws type. |
| athlete_throws_abbreviation | character | Athlete throws abbreviation. |
| athlete_throws_display_value | character | Athlete throws display value. |
| athlete_headshot_href | character | Athlete headshot href. |
| athlete_draft_display_text | character | Athlete draft display text. |
| athlete_draft_round | integer | Athlete draft round. |
| athlete_draft_year | integer | Athlete draft year. |
| athlete_draft_selection | integer | Athlete 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_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_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_team_current_roster(team_id = 13))
#> ── ESPN MLB Team Current Roster Information from ESPN.com ──────────────
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-08 11:08:04 UTC
#> # A tibble: 283 × 96
#> team_id team_uid team_slug team_location team_name team_abbreviation
#> <int> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 13 s:1~l:10… texas-ra… Texas Rangers TEX
#> 2 13 s:1~l:10… texas-ra… Texas Rangers TEX
#> 3 13 s:1~l:10… texas-ra… Texas Rangers TEX
#> 4 13 s:1~l:10… texas-ra… Texas Rangers TEX
#> 5 13 s:1~l:10… texas-ra… Texas Rangers TEX
#> 6 13 s:1~l:10… texas-ra… Texas Rangers TEX
#> 7 13 s:1~l:10… texas-ra… Texas Rangers TEX
#> 8 13 s:1~l:10… texas-ra… Texas Rangers TEX
#> 9 13 s:1~l:10… texas-ra… Texas Rangers TEX
#> 10 13 s:1~l:10… texas-ra… Texas Rangers TEX
#> # ℹ 273 more rows
#> # ℹ 90 more variables: team_display_name <chr>, team_short_name <chr>,
#> # team_color <chr>, team_alternate_color <chr>, team_is_active <lgl>,
#> # franchise..ref <chr>, franchise.id <chr>, franchise.uid <chr>,
#> # franchise.slug <chr>, franchise.location <chr>,
#> # franchise.name <chr>, franchise.abbreviation <chr>,
#> # franchise.displayName <chr>, franchise.shortDisplayName <chr>, …
# }