MLB API - Deleted Games

We’ve added support for deleted games in the latest version of our MLB API.

Previously, deleted games were fully removed from the API. Now, when a game is deleted by Sportradar, it will remain available with:

"deleted": true at the game level
A "deleted_games" array within Schedule endpoints

⭐ Benefit

Track and store deleted game IDs within your system to prevent mis-categorization or unintended downstream processing.

☑️ Sample Requests:

League Schedule

curl --request GET \
     --url https://api.sportradar.com/mlb/trial/v8/en/games/2026/REG/schedule.json \
     --header 'accept: application/json' \
     --header 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY'

🔢 Versions

MLB API v8

🔁 Affected Endpoints

Game

Game Boxscore
Game Extended Summary
Game Pitch Metrics
Game Play-by-Play
Game Play Statistics
Game Summary

Schedule:

Daily Schedule
League Schedule

⚙️ Return Samples

{
    "league":{
       "alias":"MLB",
       "name":"Major League Baseball",
       "id":"2fa448bc-fc17-4d3d-be03-e60e080fdc26"
    },
    "date":"2026-04-19",
    "games":[
       {
          "id":"a5863d94-6817-469c-8a96-115a8d12f7b1",
          "status":"scheduled",
          "coverage":"full",
          "game_number":1,
          "day_night":"D",
          "scheduled":"2026-04-19T08:00:00+00:00",
          "tbd":true,
          "home_team":"eb21dadd-8f10-4095-8bf3-dfb3b779f107",
          "away_team":"44671792-dc02-4fdd-a5ad-f5f17edaa9d7",
          "double_header":false,
          "entry_mode":"STOMP",
          "reference":"824205",
          "deleted":true,
          "venue":{
             "name":"Daikin Park",
             "market":"Houston",
             "capacity":41000,
             "surface":"grass",
             "address":"501 Crawford Street",
             "city":"Houston",
             "state":"TX",
             "zip":"77002",
             "country":"USA",
             "id":"f0600f04-1386-4c61-a412-804960c46cb1",
             "field_orientation":"N",
             "stadium_type":"retractable",
             "time_zone":"US/Central",
             "location":{
                "lat":"29.7577058",
                "lng":"-95.35453989999999"
             }
          },
          "home":{
             "name":"Astros",
             "market":"Houston",
             "abbr":"HOU",
             "id":"eb21dadd-8f10-4095-8bf3-dfb3b779f107",
             "win":0,
             "loss":0
          },
          "away":{
             "name":"Cardinals",
             "market":"St. Louis",
             "abbr":"STL",
             "id":"44671792-dc02-4fdd-a5ad-f5f17edaa9d7",
             "win":0,
             "loss":0
          }
       },
       {
          "id":"abb02e46-0d63-4722-aaf3-aa5564204102",
          "status":"scheduled",
          "coverage":"full",
          "game_number":1,
          "day_night":"D",
          "scheduled":"2026-04-19T20:10:00+00:00",
          "home_team":"43a39081-52b4-4f93-ad29-da7f329ea960",
          "away_team":"d99f919b-1534-4516-8e8a-9cd106c6d8cd",
          "double_header":false,
          "entry_mode":"STOMP",
          "reference":"823150",
          "venue":{
             "name":"T-Mobile Park",
             "market":"Seattle",
             "capacity":47929,
             "surface":"grass",
             "address":"1516 First Avenue South",
             "city":"Seattle",
             "state":"WA",
             "zip":"98134",
             "country":"USA",
             "id":"f1c03dac-3c0f-437c-a325-8d5702cd321a",
             "field_orientation":"NE",
             "stadium_type":"retractable",
             "time_zone":"US/Pacific",
             "location":{
                "lat":"47.5899037",
                "lng":"-122.3337561"
             }
          },
          "home":{
             "name":"Mariners",
             "market":"Seattle",
             "abbr":"SEA",
             "id":"43a39081-52b4-4f93-ad29-da7f329ea960",
             "win":0,
             "loss":0
          },
          "away":{
             "name":"Rangers",
             "market":"Texas",
             "abbr":"TEX",
             "id":"d99f919b-1534-4516-8e8a-9cd106c6d8cd",
             "win":0,
             "loss":0
          }
       },
       {
          "id":"afdbce44-8fa2-44d3-a8e3-913f5aa2652c",
          "status":"scheduled",
          "coverage":"full",
          "game_number":1,
          "day_night":"N",
          "scheduled":"2026-04-19T23:20:00+00:00",
          "home_team":"2142e1ba-3b40-445c-b8bb-f1f8b1054220",
          "away_team":"12079497-e414-450a-8bf2-29f91de646bf",
          "double_header":false,
          "entry_mode":"STOMP",
          "reference":"823475",
          "venue":{
             "name":"Citizens Bank Park",
             "market":"Philadelphia",
             "capacity":42901,
             "surface":"grass",
             "address":"One Citizens Bank Way",
             "city":"Philadelphia",
             "state":"PA",
             "zip":"19148",
             "country":"USA",
             "id":"b4186004-b6d0-42e7-8dc1-82ef0d946ecc",
             "field_orientation":"NE",
             "stadium_type":"outdoor",
             "time_zone":"US/Eastern",
             "location":{
                "lat":"39.9059929",
                "lng":"-75.1666401"
             }
          },
          "home":{
             "name":"Phillies",
             "market":"Philadelphia",
             "abbr":"PHI",
             "id":"2142e1ba-3b40-445c-b8bb-f1f8b1054220",
             "win":0,
             "loss":0
          },
          "away":{
             "name":"Braves",
             "market":"Atlanta",
             "abbr":"ATL",
             "id":"12079497-e414-450a-8bf2-29f91de646bf",
             "win":0,
             "loss":0
          }
       }
    ],
    "deleted_games":[
       {
          "id":"a5863d94-6817-469c-8a96-115a8d12f7b1"
       }
    ],
    "_comment":"Generation started @ 2026-04-28 15:28:03 +0000 ended @ 2026-04-28 15:28:03 +0000"
 }