mlb-api-mcp

MLB API MCP Server

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

MCP Tools

All MLB/statistics/game/player/team/etc. functionality is exposed as MCP tools, not as RESTful HTTP endpoints. These tools are accessible via the /mcp/ endpoint using the MCP protocol. For a list of available tools and their descriptions, visit /tools/ when the server is running.

Key MCP Tools

• 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_info - Detailed team information
• get_mlb_player_info - 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_multiple_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 - Draft information by year
• get_mlb_awards - Award recipients
• get_current_date - Current date
• get_current_time - Current time

For the full list and detailed descriptions, see /tools/ or /docs when the server is running.

HTTP Endpoints

The following HTTP endpoints are available:

• / - Redirects to /docs
• /docs - Interactive API documentation and tool listing
• /health/ - Health check endpoint
• /mcp/info - MCP server information
• /tools/ - List of all available MCP tools
• /mcp/ (POST) - MCP protocol endpoint for MCP-compatible clients

Note: There are no RESTful HTTP endpoints for MLB/statistics/game/player/team/etc. All such functionality is accessed via MCP tools through the /mcp/ endpoint.

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

Installing via Smithery

To install MLB API Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

Option 1: Local Installation

1. Clone the repository:

2. Install dependencies:

Option 2: Docker Installation

1. Clone the repository:

2. Build the Docker image:

3. Run the container (default timezone is UTC, uses Python 3.11):

Setting the Timezone

To run the container in your local timezone, pass the TZ environment variable (e.g., for New York):

Replace America/New_York with your desired IANA timezone name.

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

• MCP Server: http://localhost:8000/mcp/
• Documentation: http://localhost:8000/docs

Docker Options

You can also run the container with additional options:

Usage

Starting the Server

Run the MCP server locally:

The server will start with:

• MCP Server on http://localhost:8000/mcp/
• 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 HTTP endpoints
• List of all available MCP tools at /tools/
• Tool descriptions and parameters
• Interactive testing interface
• Parameter descriptions and examples

Dependencies

• fastmcp: MCP-compliant server framework (actual server)
• FastAPI: Required for compatibility (not used as the serving layer)
• python-mlb-statsapi: Official MLB Statistics API wrapper
• uvicorn[standard]: ASGI server for running the app

Development

This project uses:

• Python 3.10+ (Docker uses Python 3.11)
• FastMCP 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.

Running Tests

To run the test suite locally: