mikechao/balldontlie-mcp

Overview

This tool is an MCP server implementation that wraps the Balldontlie API, exposing data about players, teams, and games for the NBA, NFL, and MLB. It uses the Model Context Protocol to allow developers to query sports information from MCP-compatible environments. The codebase is written in JavaScript and is available on GitHub under the MIT license.

Best for

Best for
Developers needing to feed current US sports statistics into MCP-based agents or tools

Use cases

• Integrate live NBA, NFL, or MLB stats into an AI assistant or chatbot via MCP
• Build a sports data dashboard that pulls team rosters, game scores, and player info
• Prototype a natural language query interface for sports analytics without writing custom API clients

Notes

This tool is an MCP server implementation that wraps the Balldontlie API, exposing data about players, teams, and games for the NBA, NFL, and MLB. It uses the Model Context Protocol to allow developers to query sports information from MCP-compatible environments. The codebase is written in JavaScript and is available on GitHub under the MIT license.

24 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-03-30. Licensed MIT.

Use cases

• Integrate live NBA, NFL, or MLB stats into an AI assistant or chatbot via MCP
• Build a sports data dashboard that pulls team rosters, game scores, and player info
• Prototype a natural language query interface for sports analytics without writing custom API clients

Pros

• Provides a standardized MCP interface for three major US sports leagues
• Lightweight JavaScript implementation with a simple setup
• Leverages the well-documented Balldontlie API for reliable data

Cons

• Limited to NBA, NFL, and MLB coverage only
• Low number of stars (24) suggests limited community adoption or maintenance certainty
• Requires an MCP-compatible host or client to function, not usable standalone

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