MLB data via ESPN public endpoints and the official MLB Stats API — scores, standings, rosters, schedules, game summaries, injuries, leaders, and news, plus an analytics backend: pitch-level velocity/spin/exit-velocity, career splits by stat group, league leaders, and schedules to 1901. Zero config,

MLB Data Before writing queries, consult references/api reference.md for endpoints, ID conventions, and data shapes. Setup Before first use, check if the CLI is available: If pip install fails with a Python version error, the package requires Python 3.10+. Find a compatible Python: No API keys required. Quick Start Prefer the CLI — it avoids Python import path issues: CRITICAL: Before Any Query CRITICAL: Before calling any data endpoint, verify: Season year is derived from the system prompt's currentDate — never hardcoded. If only a team name is provided, call get teams to resolve the team ID before using team specific commands. Choosing the Season Derive the active season from the system prompt's date — not just the calendar year. If the user specifies a season , use it as is. If the user says "current", "this season", or doesn't specify : The MLB season runs late March/April through October. If the current month is January–March, the last completed season was the prior calendar year. From April onward, use the current calendar year. Commands Command Description get scoreboard Live/recent MLB scores get standings Standings by league and division get teams All 30 MLB teams get team roster Full roster for a team get team schedule Schedule for a specific team get game summary Detailed box score and scoring plays get leaders MLB statistical leaders get news MLB news articles get play by play Full play by play for a game get win probability Win probability chart data get schedule Games on a specific date (no season filter; see get team schedule ) get injuries Injury reports across all teams get transactions Recent transactions get futures Futures/odds markets get depth chart Depth chart for a team get team stats Team statistical profile get player stats Player statistical profile find mlb player Search MLB's player registry by name get mlbstats schedule Games via the MLB Stats API — history to 1901, carries gamePk ids get mlbstats player stats Season/career/year by year splits by stat group via MLB Stats API; stat type=game log gives one split per game get mlbstats play by play Pitch level PBP — velocity, spin, plate coords, exit velo, launch angle get mlbstats boxscore Full box score with per player batting/pitching via MLB Stats API get mlbstats standings Standings by division via MLB Stats API get mlbstats leaders League leaders for any stat category via MLB Stats API See references/api reference.md for full parameter lists and return shapes. Shaping Play by Play Results get mlbstats play by play and get mlbstats player stats accept sort by , descending , limit and fields . fields is the quickest way to drop the per pitch lists when you only need the at bat outcomes: sort by : one column to sort by. Numbers (and numeric strings) sort numerically; missing values always go last. descending : true (default) or false ; only used with sort by . limit : positive integer, applied after sorting. fields : comma separated keep list. inning , half , batter , pitcher (play by play) or season , team , game pk , game date (player stats; stat keys such as homeRuns are addressable directly) and the sort by column are always kept. An unknown sort by / fields column returns an error listing the valid columns. With any of these set, the response adds total rows (matching rows before limit ) and returned rows . With none set, output is unchanged. They are applied after the fetch, so they never change the upstream request or its replay entry. Using ESPN and the MLB Stats API Together The get mlbstats commands read statsapi.mlb.com — MLB's own open API. It carries the analytics layer ESPN does not: per pitch velocity/spin/location, exit velocity and launch angle on balls in play, career splits by stat group, and schedules back to 1901. The two sources use unrelated id systems: Game ids. MLB uses gamePk (e.g. 775296 ); ESPN uses event ids (e.g. 401570367 ). No shared column — join on the game date plus teams. Team abbreviations. Two teams differ: ESPN ARI / CHW vs MLB AZ / CWS . Every get mlbstats team filter accepts either spelling, and rows carry both ( team abbreviation , team abbreviation espn ). Player ids. MLB person ids ( 660271 ) and ESPN athlete ids are unrelated. Resolve names with find mlb player ; ASCII spellings match accented names ("acuna" finds "Ronald Acuña Jr."). Postponed games repeat. A postponed or suspended game is listed twice under one game pk in get mlbstats schedule : the original date has rescheduled: true (and rescheduled to ), the make up has rescheduled from . Drop rescheduled rows when counting games. Schedule times. start time is UTC; venue timezone is the ballpark's IANA zone (e.g. America/New York , null if MLB omits it) and local date is MLB's official (local) date. Postseason game type filters by date. game type="worldseries" with a date outside the World Series returns no games plus a warnings entry; drop game type , or pass team + season with it to list the round's dates. Leaders come grouped. A category like homeRuns exists for hitting, catching, and pitching (home runs allowed ); rows are labelled with stat group — pass stat group= to get just one. Responses include MLB's copyright notice, passed through from the API. Examples Example 1: Today's scores User says: "What are today's MLB scores?" Actions: 1. Call get scoreboard() Result: All live and recent MLB games with scores by inning and status Example 2: Division standings User says: "Show me the AL East standings" Actions: 1. Derive season year from currentDate 2. Call get standings(season=<derived year ) 3. Filter results for American League East Result: AL East standings with W L, PCT, GB, run differential Example 3: Team roster User says: "Who's on the Yankees roster?" Actions: 1. Call get team roster(team id="10") Result: Full Yankees roster with name, position, bats/throws, height, weight Example 4: Game box score User says: "Show me the full box score for last night's Dodgers game" Actions: 1. Call get scoreboard(date="<yesterday ") to find the event id 2. Call get game summary(event id=<id ) for full box score Result: Complete box score with batting/pitching stats per player Example 5: Injury report User says: "Who's on the IL for the Yankees?" Actions: 1. Call get injuries() 2. Filter results for New York Yankees (team id=10) Result: Yankees IL list with player name, position, IL type, and injury detail Example 6: Player statistics User says: "Show me Shohei Ohtani's stats" Actions: 1. Derive season year from currentDate 2. Call get player stats(player id="39832", season year=<derived year ) Result: Season stats by category (batting, pitching) with value, rank, and per game averages Example 7: World Series odds User says: "Who's favored to win the World Series?" Actions: 1. Call get futures(limit=10) Result: Top World Series contenders with odds values Commands that DO NOT exist — never call these ~~ get odds ~~ / ~~ get betting odds ~~ — not available. For prediction market odds, use the polymarket or kalshi skill. ~~ search teams ~~ — does not exist. Use get teams instead. ~~ get box score ~~ — does not exist. Use get game summary instead. ~~ get player ratings ~~ — does not exist. Use get player stats instead. If a command is not listed in the Commands table above, it does not exist. Error Handling When a command fails, do not surface raw errors to the user . Instead: 1. Catch silently and try alternatives 2. If team name given instead of ID, use get teams to find the ID first 3. Only report failure with a clean message after exhausting alternatives Troubleshooting Error: sports skills command not found Cause: Package not installed Solution: Run pip install sports skills Error: Team not found by ID Cause: Wrong or outdated ESPN team ID used Solution: Call get teams to get the current list of all 30 MLB teams with their IDs Error: No data returned for a future game Cause: ESPN only returns data for completed or in progress games Solution: Use get schedule to see upcoming game details; get scoreboard only covers active/recent games Error: Offseason — scoreboard returns 0 events Cause: No games scheduled during the offseason (November–March) Solution: Use get standings or get news instead; MLB offseason transactions are available via get transactions Discover the Machina Agent Storefront (optional, paid) Free data from this skill comes first. 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