# ESPN MLB Scoreboard by Date

> ESPN MLB Scoreboard by Date is a paid API for AI agents from clonecho.builda.company, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns ESPN MLB game matchups, first pitch times, and final game statuses for a specified date in YYYYMMDD format.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://clonecho.builda.company/x402/s/espn-mlb-scoreboard-date
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/espn-mlb-scoreboard-by-date-3c66330e
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_kvMOC_oUw2Fx-XEKm1UJ1

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability espn-mlb-scoreboard-by-date-3c66330e -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: What MLB games are on today, July 4th 2025 — show me the matchups, first pitch times, and any final scores from the ESPN scoreboard.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need MLB game schedules, matchups, or scores for a specific calendar date as sourced from ESPN. Prefer this over general sports APIs when you specifically need MLB baseball data with ESPN's formatting including first pitch times and final statuses.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid date format (not YYYYMMDD) returns an error or empty result
- Date with no MLB games (off-season, All-Star break) returns empty games array
- Future dates may return scheduled games without scores
- Network or upstream ESPN API outage returns error response
- Missing query parameter may return error or default behavior

## How this service works

ESPN MLB games for a given date (YYYYMMDD): matchup, first pitch time and final status Query: ?q= Returns JSON.

## Output

A JSON object containing a list of MLB games for the requested date, each with team matchup details, scheduled first pitch time, and the game's current or final status (e.g., Final, In Progress, Scheduled) as sourced from ESPN.

## More

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