MLB Event Types
Value
Returns a tibble with the following columns
| col_name | types | description |
| plate_appearance | logical | Whether the event counts as a plate appearance. |
| hit | logical | Whether the event is a hit. |
| event_code | character | Event type code. |
| base_running_event | logical | Whether the event is a base-running event. |
| event_description | character | Human-readable event description. |
Examples
# \donttest{
try(mlb_event_types())
#> ── MLB Event Types data from MLB.com ──────────────── baseballr 2.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-08 11:08:51 UTC
#> # A tibble: 74 × 5
#> plate_appearance hit event_code base_running_event
#> <lgl> <lgl> <chr> <lgl>
#> 1 FALSE FALSE pickoff_1b TRUE
#> 2 FALSE FALSE pickoff_2b TRUE
#> 3 FALSE FALSE pickoff_3b TRUE
#> 4 FALSE FALSE pitcher_step_off FALSE
#> 5 FALSE FALSE pickoff_error_1b TRUE
#> 6 FALSE FALSE pickoff_error_2b TRUE
#> 7 FALSE FALSE pickoff_error_3b TRUE
#> 8 FALSE FALSE batter_timeout FALSE
#> 9 FALSE FALSE mound_visit FALSE
#> 10 FALSE FALSE no_pitch FALSE
#> # ℹ 64 more rows
#> # ℹ 1 more variable: event_description <chr>
# }