mlb_game_content: *Retrieve additional game content for major and minor league...

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Retrieve additional game content for major and minor league games

Description

Retrieve additional game content for major and minor league games

Usage

mlb_game_content(game_pk)

Arguments

game_pk

The unique game_pk identifier for the game

Value

Returns a tibble of game content data with the following columns:

col_name	types	description
title	character	Media/EPG title (e.g. MLBTV).
call_letters	character	Broadcaster call letters.
espn_auth_required	logical	Whether ESPN authentication is required.
tbs_auth_required	logical	Whether TBS authentication is required.
espn2auth_required	logical	Whether ESPN2 authentication is required.
game_date	character	Game date associated with the content.
content_id	character	Content identifier.
fs1auth_required	logical	Whether FS1 authentication is required.
media_id	character	Media identifier.
media_feed_type	character	Media feed type (HOME/AWAY/NATIONAL).
mlbn_auth_required	logical	Whether MLB Network authentication is required.
fox_auth_required	logical	Whether FOX authentication is required.
media_feed_sub_type	character	Media feed sub-type code.
free_game	logical	Whether the broadcast is a free game.
epg_id	integer	Electronic programming guide identifier.
media_state	character	Media state (e.g. MEDIA_ARCHIVE).
abc_auth_required	logical	Whether ABC authentication is required.
rendition_name	character	Media rendition name.
description	character	Content description.
language	character	Broadcast language.
type	character	Content/media type.

Examples

  try(mlb_game_content(game_pk = 566001))

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