Find MLB All-Star Write-ins
Value
Returns a tibble with the following columns:
| col_name | types | description |
| player_id | integer | MLB player ID. |
| full_name | character | Player full name. |
| link | character | MLB Stats API relative resource link. |
| first_name | character | Player first name. |
| last_name | character | Player last name. |
| primary_number | character | Player uniform number. |
| birth_date | character | Birth date (YYYY-MM-DD). |
| current_age | integer | Current age in years. |
| birth_city | character | City of birth. |
| birth_state_province | character | State or province of birth. |
| birth_country | character | Country of birth. |
| height | character | Height (feet and inches). |
| weight | integer | Weight in pounds. |
| active | logical | Whether the player is currently active. |
| use_name | character | Preferred first name. |
| use_last_name | character | Preferred last name. |
| middle_name | character | Player middle name. |
| boxscore_name | character | Name as shown in box scores. |
| nick_name | character | Player nickname. |
| gender | character | Player gender. |
| is_player | logical | Whether the person is a player. |
| is_verified | logical | Whether the player profile is verified. |
| draft_year | integer | Year the player was drafted. |
| mlb_debut_date | character | MLB debut date (YYYY-MM-DD). |
| name_first_last | character | Name in first-last order. |
| name_slug | character | URL-friendly name slug. |
| first_last_name | character | First and last name. |
| last_first_name | character | Name in last, first order. |
| last_init_name | character | Last name with first initial. |
| init_last_name | character | First initial with last name. |
| full_fml_name | character | Full name (first-middle-last). |
| full_lfm_name | character | Full name (last-first-middle). |
| strike_zone_top | numeric | Top of the player's strike zone (feet). |
| strike_zone_bottom | numeric | Bottom of the player's strike zone (feet). |
| pronunciation | character | Phonetic name pronunciation. |
| last_played_date | character | Date of last MLB game played. |
| name_title | character | Name title. |
| name_suffix | character | Name suffix (e.g. Jr., III). |
| name_matrilineal | character | Maternal family name. |
| bat_side_code | character | Batting side code (L/R/S). |
| bat_side_description | character | Batting side description. |
| pitch_hand_code | character | Throwing hand code (L/R). |
| pitch_hand_description | character | Throwing hand description. |
| league_id | numeric | MLB league ID. |
| season | numeric | Season (YYYY). |
Examples
# \donttest{
try(mlb_all_star_write_ins(league_id = 103, season = 2021))
#> ── MLB All-Star Write-Ins data from MLB.com ───────── baseballr 2.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-12 14:09:22 UTC
#> # A tibble: 490 × 45
#> player_id full_name link first_name last_name primary_number
#> <int> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 595978 Austin Hedges /api/v1… Austin Hedges 27
#> 2 605194 Jharel Cotton /api/v1… Jharel Cotton NA
#> 3 451584 Wade Davis /api/v1… Wade Davis 40
#> 4 663554 Casey Mize /api/v1… Casey Mize 12
#> 5 609280 Miguel Andujar /api/v1… Miguel Andujar 41
#> 6 521230 Liam Hendriks /api/v1… Liam Hendriks 31
#> 7 642048 Tayler Saucedo /api/v1… Tayler Saucedo 55
#> 8 451594 Dexter Fowler /api/v1… William Fowler 25
#> 9 667674 Jack Kruger /api/v1… Timothy Kruger NA
#> 10 667670 Brent Rooker /api/v1… Terry Rooker 25
#> # ℹ 480 more rows
#> # ℹ 39 more variables: birth_date <chr>, current_age <int>,
#> # birth_city <chr>, birth_state_province <chr>, birth_country <chr>,
#> # height <chr>, weight <int>, active <lgl>, use_name <chr>,
#> # use_last_name <chr>, middle_name <chr>, boxscore_name <chr>,
#> # nick_name <chr>, gender <chr>, is_player <lgl>, is_verified <lgl>,
#> # draft_year <int>, mlb_debut_date <chr>, name_first_last <chr>, …
# }