# MLB Game Log: Player & Team Match History (`trovevault/mlb-game-log`) Actor

Get MLB game logs for any baseball player or team: date, opponent, home or away, result, score and per-game stats for hitters and pitchers. Built for AI agents, bettors and analysts.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/trovevault/mlb-game-log.md
- **Developed by:** [Trove Vault](https://apify.com/trovevault) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.85 / 1,000 games

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

MLB Game Log returns the most recent games for any MLB players or teams you name, one row per game, newest first. It is built for AI agents, bettors, fantasy players and analysts who need a clean, structured MLB game log instead of copying tables by hand.

### What does MLB Game Log do?

MLB Game Log looks up each name you give it, finds the right MLB player even when other sports have someone with the same name, and returns their latest games with at-bats, hits, runs, RBIs, home runs, walks and strikeouts for hitters, and innings, earned runs and strikeouts for pitchers.

- Type names in plain text (Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge, Paul Skenes, Juan Soto); no IDs needed.
- Get recent form in one call: the newest games first, across seasons when needed.
- Ask for many names in one run and get one combined table.
- Export to JSON, CSV or Excel, or connect the Actor to an AI workflow through Apify integrations or an MCP client.

### What data can you extract?

| Field | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| `query` | Query |
| `sport` | Sport identifier |
| `entityType` | Player or team |
| `entityId` | ESPN player or team ID |
| `entityName` | Name |
| `team` | Team |
| `date` | Date |
| `competition` | Competition |
| `season` | Season |
| `seasonType` | Season type |
| `stage` | Stage |
| `opponent` | Opponent |
| `opponentId` | ESPN opponent team ID |
| `homeAway` | Home/away |
| `result` | Result |
| `score` | Score |
| `teamScore` | Team score |
| `opponentScore` | Opponent score |
| `stats` | Role-specific batting or pitching statistics |
| `eventId` | ESPN game ID |
| `url` | ESPN game summary URL |
| `scrapedAt` | When this run retrieved the row |
| `runId` | Your optional workflow identifier |

Every row also includes `query` (the name you entered), `entityId`, `scrapedAt` and your optional `runId`.

### How to use MLB Game Log

1. Open MLB Game Log on Apify and sign in or create a free account.
2. Add one or more names in **Players**.
3. Set **Maximum games per name** (10 is a good default for recent form).
4. Click **Start** and download the results, or call the Actor from the API or an AI agent.

#### Input examples

```json
{
  "players": [
    "Shohei Ohtani",
    "Aaron Judge"
  ],
  "maxItems": 10
}
```

```json
{
  "teams": [
    "Los Angeles Dodgers"
  ],
  "season": "2025",
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

#### Output example

```json
{
  "query": "Shohei Ohtani",
  "sport": "mlb",
  "entityType": "player",
  "entityId": "39832",
  "entityName": "Shohei Ohtani",
  "team": "LAD",
  "date": "2026-10-07T22:00:00.000+00:00",
  "competition": "Major League Baseball",
  "season": "2026",
  "seasonType": "Postseason",
  "stage": "NLDS - Game 4",
  "opponent": "Atlanta Braves",
  "homeAway": "away",
  "result": "W",
  "score": "4-1",
  "teamScore": 4,
  "opponentScore": 1,
  "stats": {
    "atBats": 3,
    "runs": 1,
    "hits": 0,
    "homeRuns": 0,
    "RBIs": 0,
    "walks": 1,
    "strikeouts": 1,
    "stolenBases": 1,
    "avg": 0.154
  },
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-09T12:00:00.000Z",
  "runId": null
}
```

### Who uses MLB Game Log?

- **Betting and prediction-market research:** check a hitter's or starting pitcher's last 10 games before a line or market closes.
- **Fantasy baseball:** follow hot and cold streaks before setting a daily lineup.
- **Analysts and journalists:** pull a team's postseason run or a player's month in one table.

Schedule a run before each game day if you track the same names every week.

### Why use MLB Game Log?

| Feature | Typical sports scrapers | MLB Game Log |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Input | Site-specific slugs or IDs | Plain names, URLs or IDs |
| Same-name athletes | Often picks the wrong person | Filtered to MLB only |
| Output shape | Raw page tables | One clean row per game, newest first |
| Several names per run | Usually one | Up to 50 |
| AI agent use | Not described | Short, predictable rows for MCP tools |

### How much will MLB Game Log cost?

MLB Game Log uses pay-per-event pricing. At current Free-tier rates, the default 4 GB run-start charge is about $0.004, plus $0.001 per returned game; 10 rows therefore cost about $0.014. Your plan tier and Apify's current rates may change the total. Check the Pricing tab and request only the rows you need.

### Run it through the Apify API

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/trovevault~mlb-game-log/run-sync-get-dataset-items" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"players": ["Shohei Ohtani", "Aaron Judge"], "maxItems": 10}'
```

### Limitations

- Player stats follow the role: hitters get batting stats, pitchers get pitching stats. Team rows contain results and scores.
- Data comes from ESPN's public sports data, so coverage and update timing follow that source and may lag the end of an event.
- Only completed games are returned; scheduled ones are skipped.

### Troubleshooting

- **No rows returned:** check the spelling or use an ESPN URL or ID. Some names are not present in ESPN's database, and upcoming games are not included.
- **Fewer rows than requested:** the source may have fewer completed results for that name, season or competition.
- **Some names failed:** successful names are still returned. Check the `RUN_SUMMARY` key-value record for the per-name errors and retry only those names.
- **Rows are missing from your existing dataset:** confirm the `datasetId` belongs to a dataset you can write to. The run's default dataset is still populated separately.

### FAQ

#### Can I use MLB Game Log with AI agents?

Yes. You can call the Actor from an AI agent using Apify's API or an MCP client configured to access Apify Actors.

#### Can I use MLB Game Log with the Apify API?

Yes. Use the `run-sync-get-dataset-items` endpoint shown above, or the Apify JavaScript and Python clients.

#### How many games can I get per run?

Up to 200 games per name and up to 50 names per run.

#### Can I get historical games?

Yes. Set **Season** to read a past season, or raise **Maximum games per name** and the Actor goes back across seasons.

#### Does it work with integrations?

Yes. Send results to Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, n8n, Slack or webhooks with Apify integrations, or append them to an existing dataset with **Dataset ID**.

#### Is it legal to collect this data?

MLB Game Log collects factual sports results and statistics that are publicly available. You are responsible for how you use the data, including any terms of the sources and betting rules in your country.

### Your feedback

Found a missing game or a wrong name match? Open an issue on the Issues tab and include the name you entered.

# Actor input Schema

## `players` (type: `array`):

MLB players by name, ESPN player URL or ESPN id. Format: one name per line. Examples: Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge, Paul Skenes, Juan Soto.

## `teams` (type: `array`):

MLB teams by name, ESPN team URL or ESPN id, for team results without player stats. Format: one team per line. Examples: New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

How many of the most recent games to return for each name, newest first. Example: 10 for recent form, 162 for a full regular season. Each game is one dataset row.

## `season` (type: `string`):

Season to read, as its year. Example: 2025. Leave empty to get the most recent games, going back across seasons until maxItems is reached.

## `datasetId` (type: `string`):

Existing Apify dataset to append the same rows to, in addition to this run's default dataset. Useful when several runs feed one dataset.

## `runId` (type: `string`):

Your own workflow identifier, copied into every output row as runId. Example: weekly-report-2026-10-12.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "players": [
    "Shohei Ohtani"
  ],
  "maxItems": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "players": [
        "Shohei Ohtani"
    ],
    "maxItems": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("trovevault/mlb-game-log").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "players": ["Shohei Ohtani"],
    "maxItems": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("trovevault/mlb-game-log").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "players": [
    "Shohei Ohtani"
  ],
  "maxItems": 10
}' |
apify call trovevault/mlb-game-log --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,trovevault/mlb-game-log"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/0HmOBIGzuyI8IQChh/builds/qqqUoHWmXnFKJHpYI/openapi.json