MLB API

Duplicate Player Profiles

Release Date	Feeds Affected	Benefit
10/25/2023	Player Profile	Added a player status (`DUP`) for duplicated profiles. `DUP` = Duplicate player profile. All profiles marked as duplicates can be ignored.

<player xmlns="http://feed.elasticstats.com/schema/baseball/v7/profile.xsd" 
id="4e676c1b-dce2-4b45-9905-e27628624b63" status="DUP" first_name="Christopher" 
last_name="Austin-DUP" preferred_name="Tyler" full_name="Tyler Austin-DUP" 
throw_hand="R" bat_hand="R" updated="2023-10-25T19:05:29+00:00">
</player>

{
   "player":{
      "id":"4e676c1b-dce2-4b45-9905-e27628624b63",
      "status":"DUP",
      "first_name":"Christopher",
      "last_name":"Austin-DUP",
      "preferred_name":"Tyler",
      "full_name":"Tyler Austin-DUP",
      "throw_hand":"R",
      "bat_hand":"R",
      "updated":"2023-10-25T19:05:29+00:00"
   },
}

Update applies to: MLB v7, MLB v6.6, MLB v6.5, MLB v6, MLB v5