Get ESPN MLB Transactions
Get ESPN MLB Transactions
Usage
espn_mlb_transactions(season = most_recent_mlb_season(), limit = 100, ...)Value
A baseballr_data tibble with one row per transaction:
| col_name | types | description |
| transaction_id | character | |
| date | character | Date in YYYY-MM-DD format. |
| type | character | Record type / category. |
| description | character | Long-form description text. |
| team_id | character | Unique team identifier. |
| athlete_id | character | Unique athlete identifier (ESPN). |
| athlete_name | character | Athlete display name (ESPN). |
| from_team_id | character | |
| to_team_id | character |
Details
Calls the ESPN site-v2 endpoint
https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/baseball/mlb/transactions?season={year}&limit={limit}.
Releases have a NULL to_team_id; those are stored as NA. Returns an
empty tibble rather than erroring when no transactions are available.
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_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_venues(),
espn_mlb_week_ranking(),
espn_mlb_week_rankings(),
espn_mlb_wp()
Examples
# \donttest{
espn_mlb_transactions(season = 2025, limit = 10)
#> ── ESPN MLB Transactions from ESPN.com ────────────── baseballr 2.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-08 11:08:11 UTC
#> # A tibble: 10 × 9
#> transaction_id date type description team_id athlete_id
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 NA 2025-12-31T08:00Z NA Agreed to … 16 NA
#> 2 NA 2025-12-30T08:00Z NA Designated… 28 NA
#> 3 NA 2025-12-30T08:00Z NA Agreed to … 10 NA
#> 4 NA 2025-12-29T08:00Z NA Acquired R… 19 NA
#> 5 NA 2025-12-29T08:00Z NA Acquired O… 28 NA
#> 6 NA 2025-12-29T08:00Z NA Agreed to … 11 NA
#> 7 NA 2025-12-28T08:00Z NA Agreed to … 28 NA
#> 8 NA 2025-12-27T08:00Z NA Designated… 17 NA
#> 9 NA 2025-12-23T08:00Z NA Agreed to … 16 NA
#> 10 NA 2025-12-23T08:00Z NA Signed LHP… 23 NA
#> # ℹ 3 more variables: athlete_name <chr>, from_team_id <chr>,
#> # to_team_id <chr>
# }