MLB Team Alumni — mlb_team_alumni • baseballr

MLB Team Alumni

Usage

mlb_team_alumni(team_id = NULL, stat_group = NULL, season = NULL)

Arguments

team_id: Team ID to return information and ranking for a particular statistic for a particular team.
stat_group: Stat group to return information and ranking for a particular statistic in a particular group.
season: Year to return information and ranking for a particular statistic in a given year.

Value

Returns a tibble with the following columns

col_name	types	description
player_id	integer	MLBAM player ID.
player_full_name	character	Player full name.
link	character	API link to the player resource.
first_name	character	Player first name.
last_name	character	Player last name.
primary_number	character	Primary uniform number.
birth_date	character	Date of birth (YYYY-MM-DD).
current_age	integer	Current age in years.
birth_city	character	City of birth.
birth_country	character	Country of birth.
height	character	Listed height (feet and inches).
weight	integer	Listed weight in pounds.
active	logical	Whether the player is currently active.
use_name	character	Preferred first name for display.
use_last_name	character	Preferred last name for display.
middle_name	character	Player middle name.
boxscore_name	character	Name as shown in box scores.
nick_name	character	Player nickname.
gender	character	Player gender code.
name_matrilineal	character	Matrilineal (maternal) surname.
is_player	logical	Whether the person is a player.
is_verified	logical	Whether the profile is verified.
pronunciation	character	Phonetic pronunciation of the name.
last_played_date	character	Date of last MLB appearance.
mlb_debut_date	character	MLB debut date (YYYY-MM-DD).
name_first_last	character	Name in first-last order.
name_slug	character	URL slug for the player.
first_last_name	character	First and last name display.
last_first_name	character	Last, first name display.
last_init_name	character	Last name with first initial.
init_last_name	character	First initial with last name.
full_fml_name	character	Full first-middle-last name.
full_lfm_name	character	Full last-first-middle name.
strike_zone_top	numeric	Top of the player's strike zone (feet).
strike_zone_bottom	numeric	Bottom of the player's strike zone (feet).
alumni_last_season	character	Last season the player was with the team.
birth_state_province	character	State or province of birth.
draft_year	integer	Year the player was drafted.
primary_position_code	character	Primary position code.
primary_position_name	character	Primary position name.
primary_position_type	character	Primary position type.
primary_position_abbreviation	character	Primary position abbreviation.
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.

Examples

# \donttest{
  try(mlb_team_alumni(team_id = 137, stat_group = 'hitting', season = 2021))
#> ── MLB Team Alumni data from MLB.com ──────────────── baseballr 2.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-12 14:09:56 UTC
#> # A tibble: 43 × 46
#>    player_id player_full_name  link  first_name last_name primary_number
#>        <int> <chr>             <chr> <chr>      <chr>     <chr>         
#>  1    501303 Ehire Adrianza    /api… Ehire      Adrianza  6             
#>  2    542881 Tyler Anderson    /api… Tyler      Anderson  31            
#>  3    641312 Shaun Anderson    /api… Shaun      Anderson  NA            
#>  4    624414 Christian Arroyo  /api… Christian  Arroyo    39            
#>  5    623214 Abiatal Avelino   /api… Abiatal    Avelino   NA            
#>  6    642772 Luis Alexander B… /api… Luis       Basabe    NA            
#>  7    542963 Rob Brantly       /api… Robert     Brantly   NA            
#>  8    518516 Madison Bumgarner /api… Madison    Bumgarner 40            
#>  9    502239 Trevor Cahill     /api… Trevor     Cahill    NA            
#> 10    593525 Orlando Calixte   /api… Orlando    Calixte   16            
#> # ℹ 33 more rows
#> # ℹ 40 more variables: birth_date <chr>, current_age <int>,
#> #   birth_city <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>, name_matrilineal <chr>, is_player <lgl>,
#> #   is_verified <lgl>, pronunciation <chr>, last_played_date <chr>, …
# }