A side-by-side look at the FastballAPI and Flash Props MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose FastballAPI for sports work; choose Flash Props MCP for sports over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
FASTBALLAPI_API_KEY.list_teams, search_players, get_games.list_sports, get_market_metadata, list_games.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | F FastballAPI | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Sports | Sports |
| Quality signal | 48/100 · Fair | 56/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | API key required | API key required |
| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Required env vars | FASTBALLAPI_API_KEY | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 20 | 12 |
| Full listing | View FastballAPI | View Flash Props MCP |
list_teamsTeam ids, abbreviations and colours for a seasonsearch_playersFind players by nameget_gamesGames with runs, hits and errors by season, date, range or teamget_scheduleUpcoming games with the median line across sportsbooksget_standingsStandings from every final game, with run differential and Pythagorean recordget_injuriesThe latest injury reportget_ratingsOur team Elo ratings, rankedget_gameOne game: every batting and pitching line, each book's line, win probabilityget_playerSeason batting (AVG, OBP, SLG, OPS, RE24) and pitching (ERA, WHIP, K/9)get_player_gamesA player's full batting and pitching game logget_leadersSeason leaders among qualified batters and pitchersget_team_statsRuns for and against, team batting and opponents' battinglist_sportsAnonymous capability discoveryget_market_metadataAnonymous capability discoverylist_gamesAnonymous preview (first 5); Free+ for the full slateget_game_propsFree+scan_propsAnonymous preview (first 5 rows); Free+; rows capped per tier (Free 15 rows, Builder 100, Pro 3,000, Enterprise 5,000)find_gameFree+find_player_propsFree+get_player_contextFree/Builder basic; Pro fullget_prop_evidenceFree teaser; Builder basic; Pro fullget_prop_historyBuilder limited (latest 25 points); Pro fullscan_moversBuilder limited (top 25 movers); Pro fullget_leadersFree top 3; Builder top 10; Pro top 100Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
No confirmed install command for FastballAPI yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
{
"mcpServers": {
"ifan6oy-flash-props-mcp": {
"url": "https://api.flashodds.live/"
}
}
}