The [MLB REST API](https://rapidapi.com/moonlabs/api/mlb-statistics-api) is the easiest way to gather current statistics and information about Major League Baseball players. Please see the [official API documentation](https://moonlabs.app/apis/mlb-api) for the most up-to-date information. # Overview The [MLB REST API](https://rapidapi.com/moonlabs/api/mlb-statistics-api) is a full-featured service for gathering current player statistics for Major League Baseball. It is hosted on [RapidAPI](https://rapidapi.com), and allows for different calls to be made based on what your needs are. Read on for further details. The API is perfect for pulling stats for the following use cases: * Fantasy baseball websites that need current stats for the season. * Sports news sites that want to pull current player statistics and display in the page. * Baseball enthusiast sites that want up-to-date player performance data. # Usage Each player in the system has a unique id. This is guaranteed to never change and can be used to identify the player on subsequent API calls. Each player also has a slug attached to them. This value is more human-readable, but is not absolutely guaranteed to be unique. Also keep in mind that many players have non-latin characters in their name, as well as hyphens and suffixes. This may lead to slugs that are not easily guessable. Either of these values may be used on the /stats calls to identify the player. The statistics endpoints always return the last modified timestamp for the data being returned. This can be used by your app to determine how fresh the data is. The value is always specified in UTC. Following are the available endpoints in this API. Please see the official documentation for details on how to make the actual call, as well as the expected return types. /search?q={search-criteria} - searches for a player's unique id. This id can then be used on subsequent lookups to gather statistics. The search can include the player's name, team, and position. Example: /search?q=mike+trout /stats/batters/{id-or-slug} - gets batting stats for a player. Example: /stats/batters/jaji5 // Mike Trout /stats/pitchers/{id-or-slug} - gets pitching stats for a player. Example: /stats/pitchers/1866l3 // Shohei Ohtani /stats/batters?ids={list-of-ids} - gets batting stats for up to 10 players at a time. The list is specified delimited by commas. Example: /stats/batters?ids=jaji5,aaron-judge,ihn8a /stats/pitchers?ids={list-of-ids} - gets pitching stats for up to 10 players at a time. The list is specified delimited by commas. Example: /stats/pitchers?ids=1866l3,max-scherzer,j0fn3 # Support Please contact us with any issues you are having by emailing us at support@moonlabs.app. If there is a feature you'd like us to add, please let us know!