mlb-api-mcp

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides comprehensive access to MLB statistics and baseball data through a FastAPI-based interface.

Overview

This MCP server acts as a bridge between AI applications and MLB data sources, enabling seamless integration of baseball statistics, game information, player data, and more into AI workflows and applications.

Features

MLB Data Access

• Current standings for all MLB teams with flexible filtering by league, season, and date
• Game schedules and results with date range support
• Player statistics including traditional and sabermetric stats (WAR, wOBA, wRC+)
• Team information and rosters with various roster types
• Live game data including boxscores, linescores, and play-by-play
• Game highlights and scoring plays
• Player and team search functionality
• Draft information and award recipients
• Game pace statistics and lineup information

API Endpoints

MLB Endpoints (/mlb/)

• GET /mlb/standings - Current MLB standings with league and season filters
• GET /mlb/schedule - Game schedules for specific dates, ranges, or teams
• GET /mlb/team/{team_id} - Detailed team information
• GET /mlb/player/{player_id} - Player biographical information
• GET /mlb/boxscore - Complete game boxscores
• GET /mlb/linescore - Inning-by-inning game scores
• GET /mlb/game_highlights - Video highlights for games
• GET /mlb/game_scoring_plays - Play-by-play data with event filtering
• GET /mlb/game_pace - Game duration and pace statistics
• GET /mlb/game_lineup - Detailed lineup information for games
• GET /mlb/player_stats - Traditional player statistics
• GET /mlb/sabermetrics - Advanced sabermetric statistics (WAR, wOBA, etc.)
• GET /mlb/roster - Team rosters with various roster types
• GET /mlb/search_players - Search players by name
• GET /mlb/search_teams - Search teams by name
• GET /mlb/players - All players for a sport/season
• GET /mlb/teams - All teams for a sport/season
• GET /mlb/draft/{year} - Draft information by year
• GET /mlb/awards/{award_id} - Award recipients

Generic Endpoints

• GET /current_date - Current date
• GET /current_time - Current time

MCP Integration

• Compatible with MCP-enabled AI applications
• Tool-based interaction model with comprehensive endpoint descriptions
• Automatic API documentation generation
• Schema validation and type safety
• Full response schema descriptions for better AI integration

Installation

Option 1: Local Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/guillochon/mlb-api-mcp.git
cd mlb-api-mcp

2. Install dependencies:

pip install -e .

Option 2: Docker Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/guillochon/mlb-api-mcp.git
cd mlb-api-mcp

2. Build the Docker image:

docker build -t mlb-api-mcp .

3. Run the container:

docker run -p 8000:8000 mlb-api-mcp

The server will be available at http://localhost:8000.

Docker Options

You can also run the container with additional options:

docker run -d -p 8000:8000 --name mlb-api-server mlb-api-mcp

docker run -p 3000:8000 mlb-api-mcp

docker logs mlb-api-server

docker stop mlb-api-server

docker rm mlb-api-server

Usage

Starting the Server

Run the MCP server locally:

python main.py

The server will start on http://localhost:8000 with interactive API documentation available at http://localhost:8000/docs.

MCP Client Integration

This server can be integrated into any MCP-compatible application. The server provides tools for:

• Retrieving team standings and schedules
• Getting comprehensive player and team statistics
• Accessing live game data and historical records
• Searching for players and teams
• Fetching sabermetric statistics like WAR
• And much more...

API Documentation

Once the server is running, visit http://localhost:8000/docs for comprehensive API documentation including:

• Available endpoints with detailed descriptions
• Request/response schemas
• Interactive testing interface
• Parameter descriptions and examples

Dependencies

• FastAPI: Modern web framework for building APIs
• fastapi-mcp: MCP integration for FastAPI
• python-mlb-statsapi: Official MLB Statistics API wrapper

Development

This project uses:

• Python 3.10+
• FastAPI for the web framework
• Hatchling for build management
• MLB Stats API for comprehensive baseball data access

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit issues or pull requests.

License

This project is open source. Please check the license file for details.