KBO & NPB 2026 Season changes

We are pleased to announce an upcoming enhancement to our live data coverage for the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) leagues. This update will introduce player data and lineups for all matches in these leagues.

Please be advised that player data will be included for the upcoming preseason games to provide you with a testing opportunity before the regular season begins. The official go-live for this enhanced coverage will coincide with the start of the regular season for each league. Please note that no changes are required to your existing XSD schema and SDK Integrations

Regular Season Start Dates:

• NPB: March 27

• KBO: March 28

Matches with this enhanced player data will be designated as "Deeper Coverage (iscout DC)". The following events will now include PlayerID information (Batter ID, Runner ID, Pitcher ID):

Event ID	Name	Coverage	Player1 attribute
1719	Runner advances to base x	External feed (DC Failover), iScout (BC, DC)	String: Runner ID
1720	Run Scored	External feed (DC MLB & Failover), iScout (BC, DC)	String: Runner ID
1722	Strike	External feed (DC MLB & Failover), iScout (BC, DC)	String: Batter ID
1723	Ball	External feed (DC MLB & Failover), iScout (BC ,DC)	String: Pitcher ID
1726	Batter out	External feed (DC Failover), iScout (BC, DC)	String: Batter ID
1727	Batter advances to base	External feed (DC Failover), iScout (BC, DC)	String: Batter ID
2144	Current Batter	External feed (DC MLB & Failover), iScout (DC)	String: Batter ID

To receive this new data, you can utilize your existing configurations. Please ensure the following settings are enabled:

• (ID: 115) Send lineups for baseball matches: If this setting is enabled, lineups will be sent for baseball matches.

• (ID: 142) Include player positions in lineup: Enabling this setting will add the position attribute to the <player> element in the lineup data.

We are confident that this deeper coverage will enrich your experience with our baseball data. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our support team.