Retrieve batting orders for a given MLB game
Value
Returns a tibble that includes probable starting pitchers and
the home plate umpire for the game_pk requested
| col_name | types | description |
| id | integer | MLB player ID. |
| fullName | character | Player full name. |
| abbreviation | character | Fielding position abbreviation. |
| batting_order | character | Spot in the batting order (1-9). |
| batting_position_num | character | Sub-position within the lineup spot (0 = starter). |
| team | character | Side of the matchup ('home' or 'away'). |
| teamName | character | Team name. |
| teamID | integer | MLB team ID. |
Examples
# \donttest{
try(mlb_batting_orders(game_pk=566001))
#> ── MLB Game Starting Batting Order data from MLB.com ───────────────────
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-11-04 00:44:33 UTC
#> # A tibble: 18 × 9
#> id fullName nameSlug abbreviation batting_order
#> <int> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 606299 José Peraza jose-peraza-606299 2B 1
#> 2 458015 Joey Votto joey-votto-458015 1B 2
#> 3 553993 Eugenio Suárez eugenio-suarez-55… 3B 3
#> 4 608385 Jesse Winker jesse-winker-6083… LF 4
#> 5 624577 Yasiel Puig yasiel-puig-624577 RF 5
#> 6 594988 Scott Schebler scott-schebler-59… CF 6
#> 7 578428 Jose Iglesias jose-iglesias-578… SS 7
#> 8 571466 Tucker Barnhart tucker-barnhart-5… C 8
#> 9 543699 Tanner Roark tanner-roark-5436… P 9
#> 10 643446 Jeff McNeil jeff-mcneil-643446 2B 1
#> 11 624413 Pete Alonso pete-alonso-624413 1B 2
#> 12 607043 Brandon Nimmo brandon-nimmo-607… LF 3
#> 13 624424 Michael Conforto michael-conforto-… RF 4
#> 14 453943 Todd Frazier todd-frazier-4539… 3B 5
#> 15 467092 Wilson Ramos wilson-ramos-4670… C 6
#> 16 642708 Amed Rosario amed-rosario-6427… SS 7
#> 17 501571 Juan Lagares juan-lagares-5015… CF 8
#> 18 554430 Zack Wheeler zack-wheeler-5544… P 9
#> # ℹ 4 more variables: batting_position_num <chr>, team <chr>,
#> # teamName <chr>, teamID <int>
# }