espn_mlb_game_team_roster: *Get ESPN MLB Event Competitor Roster (Game-Day)*

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Get ESPN MLB Event Competitor Roster (Game-Day)

Description

Returns the game-day roster index for one team in one MLB event. Each row carries the athlete id and the core-v2 ⁠$ref⁠ URL — use the ref to dereference athlete-game splits or biographical data.

Usage

espn_mlb_game_team_roster(event_id, team_id, ...)

Arguments

event_id	ESPN event identifier.
team_id	ESPN team identifier.
...	Additional arguments; currently unused.

Value

A tibble with one row per active athlete.

Note: ESPN's core-v2 per-game competitor roster is not populated for MLB and typically returns an empty tibble; use espn_mlb_game_rosters() (site summary) for game-day rosters. When populated:

col_name	types	description
event_id	character	Unique ESPN event/game identifier.
team_id	character	Unique ESPN team identifier.
athlete_id	character	Unique ESPN athlete identifier.
athlete_display_name	character	Player display name.
position	character	Position abbreviation.
jersey	character	Jersey number.
starter	logical	TRUE if the player started the game.

Author(s)

Saiem Gilani

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_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_transactions(), espn_mlb_venues(), espn_mlb_week_ranking(), espn_mlb_week_rankings(), espn_mlb_wp()

Examples

  espn_mlb_game_team_roster(event_id = 401283399, team_id = 29)

baseballr documentation built on Aug. 27, 2026, 1:07 a.m.