`get_matchup`

Pack: mlb-stats · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mlb-stats/mcp

MLB BATTER-vs-PITCHER history from the official MLB Stats API — “how has Yordan Alvarez hit against Tanner Bibee”, ” career numbers vs ”. Accepts batter and pitcher NAMES (resolved automatically) or numeric ids. Returns the batter’s hitting line against that specific pitcher (at-bats, hits, HR, RBI, AVG, OPS, strikeouts), split by season with career totals.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`batter`	string	yes	Batter NAME (e.g. “Yordan Alvarez”) or numeric MLB person id.
`pitcher`	string	yes	Pitcher NAME (e.g. “Tanner Bibee”) or numeric MLB person id.
`season`	number,string	no	Optional season year to limit to; omit for full career.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "batter": "Yordan Alvarez",
  "pitcher": "Tanner Bibee"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mlb-stats/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_matchup","arguments":{"batter":"Yordan Alvarez","pitcher":"Tanner Bibee"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_matchup', {
  "batter": "Yordan Alvarez",
  "pitcher": "Tanner Bibee"
});

More examples

{
  "batter": "660271",
  "pitcher": "543807",
  "season": 2024
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mlb-stats": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mlb-stats/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_matchup