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Glossary

MLB Glossary provides full text descriptions for pitch ids, player status ids, outcome ids, and game status ids.

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Tracking Live Games

Learn how to use the Glossary to translate pitch types, outcome IDs, and game status codes in our Tracking Live Games integration scenario.


Data Points

Pitch Types
AttributeParent ElementTypeDescription
idpitch_types-pitchStringCode of a type of pitch

ex. FA
typepitch_types-pitchStringName of a type of pitch

ex. Fastball
Player Statuses
AttributeParent ElementTypeDescription
idplayer_statuses-statusStringCode of a player status

ex. A
typeplayer_statuses-statusStringName of a player status

ex. activated
Pitch Outcomes
AttributeParent ElementTypeDescription
idpitch_outcome-outcomeStringCode of a pitch outcome

ex. aHR
descpitch_outcome-outcomeStringDescription of a pitch outcome

ex. Homerun
Game Status
AttributeParent ElementTypeDescription
idgame_status-statusStringCode of a game status

ex. closed
descgame_status-statusStringDescription of a game status

ex. The game has passed review and MLB has officially closed the game
labelgame_status-statusStringLabel description of a game status

ex. Closed
Runner Outcomes
AttributeParent ElementTypeDescription
idrunner_outcomes-outcomeStringCode of a runner outcome

ex. ERN
descrunner_outcomes-outcomeStringDescription of a runner outcome

ex. Earned Run/RBI
Postseason
AttributeParent ElementTypeDescription
idpost_season-gameStringCode of a postseason series

ex. NLCS-1
-post_season-gameStringDescription of a postseason series

ex. NL Championship Series - Game 1
Player Positions
AttributeParent ElementTypeDescription
idplayer_positions-positionStringNumber of a player position

ex. 1
descplayer_positions-positionStringDescription of a player position

ex. Pitcher
labelplayer_positions-positionStringAbbreviation of a player position

ex. P
Path Params
string
enum
required
Defaults to trial

The access level of your API key

production (Production), trial (Trial),
tracking (Statcast Production), trial-tracking (Statcast Trial)

Allowed:
string
enum
required
Defaults to en

2-letter code for supported languages

en (English)

Allowed:
string
enum
required
Defaults to json

Format returned

json, xml

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