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This template can be used to add at-a-glance comparative information to articles on [[Major League Baseball]] players.

Team colors are now added to the infobox automatically when a team is entered into the team field. The colors are taken from [[Template:MLBPrimaryColor]], [[Template:MLBSecondaryColor]], [[Template:MLBAltPrimaryColor]] and [[Template:MLBAltSecondaryColor]].

=== Usage ===

Copy and paste the template below:
{| align="left" style="background:transparent; margin-right:10px;"
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{{Infobox MLB player
| name       = 
| image      = 
| position   = 
| birthdate  = 
| birthplace = 
| deathdate  = 
| deathplace = 
| bats       = 
| throws     = 
| debutdate  = 
| debutyear  = 
| debutteam  = 
| finaldate  = 
| finalyear  = 
| finalteam  = 
| stat1label = 
| stat1value = 
| stat2label = 
| stat2value = 
| stat3label = 
| stat3value = 
| teams      = 
}}
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|}

To use the full version, use this template:
{| align="left" style="background:transparent; margin-right:10px;"
|<pre>
{{Infobox MLB player
| name       = 
| image      = 
| width      = 
| alt        = 
| caption    = 
| team       = 
| number     = 
| position   = 
| positionplain = 
| birthdate  = 
| birthplace = 
| deathdate  = 
| deathplace = 
| bats       = 
| throws     = 
| debutdate  = 
| debutyear  = 
| debutteam  = 
| finaldate  = 
| finalyear  = 
| finalteam  = 
| statyear   = 
| stat1label = 
| stat1value = 
| stat2label = 
| stat2value = 
| stat3label = 
| stat3value = 
| stat4label = 
| stat4value = 
| stat5label = 
| stat5value = 
| stat6label = 
| stat6value = 
| awards     = 
| teams      = 
| hofdate    = 
| hofvote    = 
| hofmethod  = 
| hoffuture  = (set to true if the player has been announced but not inducted)
}}
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|}

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=== Parameters ===

Note that all of these parameters are optional--it is better not to include one than to include misleading or incomplete information. For a player about whom almost nothing is known, it may be better to forgo the infobox completely than to have an empty skeleton.

(This template and its documentation was adapted from [[wikipedia:Template:Infobox MLB player]] on [[wikipedia:Main page|Wikipedia]].)

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
! width="50" | Field Name
! Description
|-
|name||name of player
|- 
| colspan="2" align="center" style="background:#fff8dc;" | {{Caution|Do not upload images from MLB.com or any other site unless you are ''certain'' the images are public domain or otherwise fair to use on Wikipedia. See [[Wikipedia:Copyrights]] for more information.}}
|-
|image||filename of the image of the player, not preceded by "Image:" (optional)
|-
|width||width of image in pixels, don't use unless smaller than 200 (optional, defaults to 200)
|-
|alt||alt text for image, for visually impaired readers; see [[WP:ALT]]
|-
|caption||caption text for image (optional)
|-
|team||current [[Major League Baseball#Current Major League Clubs|team]]
|-
|number||current uniform number
|-
|position||the [[Baseball positions|position]] primarily played by the player: [[Pitcher]], [[Catcher]], [[First baseman]], [[Second baseman]], [[Third baseman]], [[Shortstop]], [[Left fielder]], [[Center fielder]] or [[Right fielder]].
|-
|birth_date||Use: {{tlx|birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} <br/>Where YYYY is the year, MM is month, and DD is day
|-
|bats||Left, Right, or Unknown
|-
|throws||Left, Right, or Unknown
|-
|debutdate||debut date (Month and day only)
|-
|debutyear||debut year
|-
|debutteam||debut team
|-
|statyear||the year or date that the stats listed below apply to
|-
|stat1label||the most important statistic for evaluating this player.  Will vary according to what the player is most well-known for.
|-
|stat1value||the value of that statistic.
|-
|stat2label||another statistic (up to six can be used--in exceptional cases!)
|-
|stat2value||etc.
|-
|stat3label
|-
|stat3value
|-
|stat4label
|-
|stat4value
|-
|stat5label
|-
|stat5value
|-
|stat6label
|-
|stat6value
|-
|awards||list of awards
|-
|teams||list of teams (former and present) the player has played for, with their years.  Note that the "formerteams" option is deprecated and should be converted to teams.
|-
|hofdate||if the player is a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, enter the date (or at least year) that he was elected.  Setting this tag will make a Hall of Fame banner appear. (note that {{tl2|Infobox baseball biography}} also has these fields and may be more appropriate)
|-
|hofvote||put details of the HoF vote (if any) here.
|-
|hofmethod||put details of the method elected (veteran's committee, Negro league, etc.) here.  Leave blank if a standard vote
|-
|hoffuture||declare this variable (any value, but "true" is an obvious choice) for players who have elected to the HoF but who have not yet been inducted. This variable will modify the HoF banner to say "Incoming Member"; the purpose of this is to reduce arguments from editors about whether or not to include the HoF section before the induction date.
|}

=== Examples ===

{{InfoboxPlayer
| name       = Max Wasson
| image      =  
| width      = 100
| alt        = Alt text
| caption    This player does not have a photo= 
| team       = Philadelphia Phillies
| number     = 10
| position   = Pitcher
| bats       = Bats
| throws     = Throws
| debutdate  = May 19
| debutyear  = 2005
| debutteam  = Kansas City Royals
| statyear   = 2005
| stat1label = [[Batting average]]
| stat1value = .340
| stat2label = [[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
| stat2value = 586
| stat3label = [[Home run]]s
| stat3value = 233
| teams      = <nowiki></nowiki>
*Kansas City Royals (2005–2009)
*New York Yankees (2010)
*Philadelphia Phillies(2010)
| hofdate    = May 15, 2009
| hofvote    = 99% (first ballot)
| hofmethod  = Veteran's Committee
}}

{{InfoboxPlayer
| name       = No Teams Listed
| image      = Baseball (crop).jpg
| width      = 100
| alt        = Alt text
| caption    = Caption
| bgcolor1   = darkblue
| textcolor1 = white
| bgcolor2   = red
| textcolor2 = white
| team       = Team Name
| number     = 99
| position   = Position
| bats       = Bats
| throws     = Throws
| debutdate  = June 1
| debutyear  = 2000
| debutteam  = Team Name
| statyear   = 2005
| stat1label = [[Batting average]]
| stat1value = .340
| stat2label = [[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
| stat2value = 586
| stat3label = [[Home run]]s
| stat3value = 233
}}

{{InfoboxPlayer
| name       = No Stats
| image      = Baseball (crop).jpg
| width      = 100
| alt        = Alt text
| caption    = Caption
| bgcolor1   = darkblue
| textcolor1 = white
| bgcolor2   = red
| textcolor2 = white
| team       = Team Name
| number     = 99
| position   = Position
| bats       = Bats
| throws     = Throws
| debutdate  = June 1
| debutyear  = 2000
| debutteam  = Team Name
| teams      = <nowiki></nowiki>
*First Team Name (2000–2003)
*Second Team Name (2003–2004)
*Current Team Name (2005)
}}

{{InfoboxPlayer
| name       = No Stats, No Teams
| image      = Baseball (crop).jpg
| width      = 100
| alt        = Alt text
| caption    = Caption
| bgcolor1   = darkblue
| textcolor1 = white
| bgcolor2   = red
| textcolor2 = white
| team       = Team Name
| number     = 99
| position   = Position
| bats       = Bats
| throws     = Throws
| debutdate  = June 1
| debutyear  = 2000
| debutteam  = Team Name
}}

{{InfoboxPlayer
| name       = Two Stats
| image      = Baseball (crop).jpg
| width      = 100
| alt        = Alt text
| caption    = Caption
| bgcolor1   = darkblue
| textcolor1 = white
| bgcolor2   = red
| textcolor2 = white
| team       = Team Name
| number     = 99
| position   = Position
| bats       = Bats
| throws     = Throws
| debutdate  = June 1
| debutyear  = 2000
| debutteam  = Team Name
| statyear   = 2005
| stat1label = [[Batting average]]
| stat1value = .340
| stat2label = [[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
| stat2value = 586
| teams      = <nowiki></nowiki>
*First Team Name (2000–2003)
*Second Team Name (2003–2004)
*Current Team Name (2005–present)
}}

{{InfoboxPlayer
| name       = No Caption
| image      = Baseball (crop).jpg
| width      = 100
| alt        = Alt text
| bgcolor1   = darkblue
| textcolor1 = white
| bgcolor2   = red
| textcolor2 = white
| team       = Team Name
| number     = 99
| position   = Position
| bats       = Bats
| throws     = Throws
| debutdate  = June 1
| debutyear  = 2000
| debutteam  = Team Name
| statyear   = 2005
| stat1label = [[Batting average]]
| stat1value = .340
| stat2label = [[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
| stat2value = 586
| stat3label = [[Home run]]s
| stat3value = 233
| teams      = <nowiki></nowiki>
*First Team Name (2000–2003)
*Second Team Name (2003–2004)
*Current Team Name (2005–present)
}}

{{InfoboxPlayer
| name       = No Image
| bgcolor1   = darkblue
| textcolor1 = white
| bgcolor2   = red
| textcolor2 = white
| team       = Team Name
| number     = 99
| position   = Position
| bats       = Bats
| throws     = Throws
| debutdate  = June 1
| debutyear  = 2000
| debutteam  = Team Name
| statyear   = 2005
| stat1label = [[Batting average]]
| stat1value = .340
| stat2label = [[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
| stat2value = 586
| stat3label = [[Home run]]s
| stat3value = 233
| teams      = <nowiki></nowiki>
*First Team Name (2000-2003)
*Second Team Name (2003–2004)
*Current Team Name (2005–present)
}}

{{Infobox MLB player
| name       = All Options Off
| bgcolor1   = darkblue
| textcolor1 = white
| bgcolor2   = red
| textcolor2 = white
| team       = Team Name
| number     = 99
| position   = Position
| bats       = Bats
| throws     = Throws
| debutdate  = June 1
| debutyear  = 2000
| debutteam  = Team Name
}}

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=== Microformat ===
{{UF-hcard-person}}

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