Fix baseball custom fonts and abbreviation KeyError

plugins.json

@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@
       "last_updated": "2026-03-29",
       "verified": true,
       "screenshot": "",
-      "latest_version": "1.5.5"
+      "latest_version": "1.5.6"
     },
     {
       "id": "soccer-scoreboard",
@@ -352,10 +352,10 @@
       "plugin_path": "plugins/odds-ticker",
       "stars": 0,
       "downloads": 0,
-      "last_updated": "2026-02-23",
+      "last_updated": "2026-03-29",
       "verified": true,
       "screenshot": "",
-      "latest_version": "1.1.1"
+      "latest_version": "1.1.3"
     },
     {
       "id": "leaderboard",

plugins/baseball-scoreboard/baseball.py

@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ def _extract_game_details(self, game_event: Dict) -> Optional[Dict]:
         try:
             game_status = status["type"]["name"].lower()
             status_state = status["type"]["state"].lower()
-            # Get team abbreviations
-            home_abbr = home_team["team"]["abbreviation"]
-            away_abbr = away_team["team"]["abbreviation"]
+            # Get team abbreviations (some NCAA teams lack 'abbreviation')
+            home_abbr = home_team["team"].get("abbreviation") or (home_team["team"].get("name") or "?")[:3]
+            away_abbr = away_team["team"].get("abbreviation") or (away_team["team"].get("name") or "?")[:3]
 
             # Check if this is a favorite team game
             is_favorite_game = (

plugins/baseball-scoreboard/game_renderer.py

@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 import logging
 from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Dict, Optional
+import os
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
 
 import pytz
 from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont
@@ -56,27 +57,86 @@ def __init__(
         # Load fonts
         self.fonts = self._load_fonts()
 
-    def _load_fonts(self):
-        """Load fonts used by the renderer."""
+    def _load_fonts(self) -> Dict[str, ImageFont.FreeTypeFont]:
+        """Load fonts used by the scoreboard from config or use defaults."""
         fonts = {}
+
+        # Get customization config
+        customization = self.config.get('customization', {})
+
+        # Load fonts from config with defaults for backward compatibility
+        score_config = customization.get('score_text', {})
+        period_config = customization.get('period_text', {})
+        team_config = customization.get('team_name', {})
+        status_config = customization.get('status_text', {})
+        detail_config = customization.get('detail_text', {})
+        rank_config = customization.get('rank_text', {})
+
         try:
-            fonts['score'] = ImageFont.truetype("assets/fonts/PressStart2P-Regular.ttf", 10)
-            fonts['time'] = ImageFont.truetype("assets/fonts/PressStart2P-Regular.ttf", 8)
-            fonts['team'] = ImageFont.truetype("assets/fonts/PressStart2P-Regular.ttf", 8)
-            fonts['status'] = ImageFont.truetype("assets/fonts/4x6-font.ttf", 6)
-            fonts['detail'] = ImageFont.truetype("assets/fonts/4x6-font.ttf", 6)
-            fonts['rank'] = ImageFont.truetype("assets/fonts/PressStart2P-Regular.ttf", 10)
-            self.logger.debug("Successfully loaded fonts")
-        except IOError:
-            self.logger.warning("Fonts not found, using default PIL font.")
-            fonts['score'] = ImageFont.load_default()
-            fonts['time'] = ImageFont.load_default()
-            fonts['team'] = ImageFont.load_default()
-            fonts['status'] = ImageFont.load_default()
-            fonts['detail'] = ImageFont.load_default()
-            fonts['rank'] = ImageFont.load_default()
+            fonts["score"] = self._load_custom_font(score_config, default_size=10)
+            fonts["time"] = self._load_custom_font(period_config, default_size=8)
+            fonts["team"] = self._load_custom_font(team_config, default_size=8)
+            fonts["status"] = self._load_custom_font(status_config, default_size=6)
+            fonts["detail"] = self._load_custom_font(detail_config, default_size=6, default_font='4x6-font.ttf')
+            fonts["rank"] = self._load_custom_font(rank_config, default_size=10)
+            self.logger.debug("Successfully loaded fonts from config")
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.exception("Error loading fonts, using defaults")
+            # Fallback to hardcoded defaults
+            try:
+                fonts["score"] = ImageFont.truetype("assets/fonts/PressStart2P-Regular.ttf", 10)
+                fonts["time"] = ImageFont.truetype("assets/fonts/PressStart2P-Regular.ttf", 8)
+                fonts["team"] = ImageFont.truetype("assets/fonts/PressStart2P-Regular.ttf", 8)
+                fonts["status"] = ImageFont.truetype("assets/fonts/4x6-font.ttf", 6)
+                fonts["detail"] = ImageFont.truetype("assets/fonts/4x6-font.ttf", 6)
+                fonts["rank"] = ImageFont.truetype("assets/fonts/PressStart2P-Regular.ttf", 10)
+            except IOError:
+                self.logger.warning("Fonts not found, using default PIL font.")
+                default_font = ImageFont.load_default()
+                fonts = {k: default_font for k in ["score", "time", "team", "status", "detail", "rank"]}
+
         return fonts
 
+    def _load_custom_font(self, element_config: Dict[str, Any], default_size: int = 8, default_font: str = 'PressStart2P-Regular.ttf') -> ImageFont.FreeTypeFont:
+        """Load a custom font from an element configuration dictionary."""
+        font_name = element_config.get('font', default_font)
+        font_size = int(element_config.get('font_size', default_size))
+        font_path = os.path.join('assets', 'fonts', font_name)
+
+        try:
+            if os.path.exists(font_path):
+                if font_path.lower().endswith('.ttf') or font_path.lower().endswith('.otf'):
+                    return ImageFont.truetype(font_path, font_size)
+                elif font_path.lower().endswith('.bdf'):
+                    # BDF fonts require pre-conversion: pilfont.py font.bdf -> font.pil + font.pbm
+                    pil_font_path = font_path.rsplit('.', 1)[0] + '.pil'
+                    if os.path.exists(pil_font_path):
+                        try:
+                            return ImageFont.load(pil_font_path)
+                        except Exception as e:
+                            self.logger.warning(f"Failed to load pre-converted BDF font {pil_font_path}: {e}")
+                    else:
+                        self.logger.warning(
+                            f"BDF font {font_name} requires conversion. "
+                            f"Run: pilfont.py {font_path}"
+                        )
+                else:
+                    self.logger.warning(f"Unknown font file type: {font_name}")
+            else:
+                self.logger.warning(f"Font file not found: {font_path}")
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.warning(f"Error loading font {font_name}: {e}")
+
+        # Fallback to default font
+        default_font_path = os.path.join('assets', 'fonts', 'PressStart2P-Regular.ttf')
+        try:
+            if os.path.exists(default_font_path):
+                return ImageFont.truetype(default_font_path, font_size)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.warning(f"Error loading default font {default_font_path}: {e}")
+
+        return ImageFont.load_default()
+
     def _get_logo_path(self, league: str, team_abbrev: str) -> Path:
         """Get the logo path for a team based on league."""
         if league == 'mlb':
@@ -501,7 +561,7 @@ def _draw_dynamic_odds(self, draw, odds: Dict) -> None:
                 favored_side = 'away'
 
             # Odds row below the status/inning text row
-            status_bbox = draw.textbbox((0, 0), "A", font=self.fonts['time'])
+            status_bbox = draw.textbbox((0, 0), "A", font=self.fonts['detail'])
             odds_y = status_bbox[3] + 2  # just below the status row
 
             # Show the negative spread on the appropriate side

plugins/baseball-scoreboard/manifest.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "baseball-scoreboard",
   "name": "Baseball Scoreboard",
-  "version": "1.5.5",
+  "version": "1.5.6",
   "author": "ChuckBuilds",
   "description": "Live, recent, and upcoming baseball games across MLB, MiLB, and NCAA Baseball with real-time scores and schedules",
   "category": "sports",
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
   "branch": "main",
   "plugin_path": "plugins/baseball-scoreboard",
   "versions": [
+    {
+      "released": "2026-03-29",
+      "version": "1.5.6",
+      "ledmatrix_min": "2.0.0"
+    },
     {
       "released": "2026-03-29",
       "version": "1.5.5",
@@ -106,7 +111,7 @@
       "ledmatrix_min": "2.0.0"
     }
   ],
-  "last_updated": "2026-02-24",
+  "last_updated": "2026-03-29",
   "stars": 0,
   "downloads": 0,
   "verified": true,

plugins/odds-ticker/manager.py

@@ -1148,8 +1148,8 @@ def _fetch_league_games(self, league_config: Dict[str, Any], now: datetime, cano
                                 away_team = next(c for c in competitors if c['homeAway'] == 'away')
                                 home_id = home_team['team']['id']
                                 away_id = away_team['team']['id']
-                                home_abbr = home_team['team']['abbreviation']
-                                away_abbr = away_team['team']['abbreviation']
+                                home_abbr = home_team['team'].get('abbreviation') or (home_team['team'].get('name') or '?')[:3]
+                                away_abbr = away_team['team'].get('abbreviation') or (away_team['team'].get('name') or '?')[:3]
                                 home_name = home_team['team'].get('name', home_abbr)
                                 away_name = away_team['team'].get('name', away_abbr)
 

plugins/odds-ticker/manifest.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "odds-ticker",
   "name": "Odds Ticker",
-  "version": "1.1.1",
+  "version": "1.1.3",
   "description": "Displays scrolling odds and betting lines for upcoming games across multiple sports leagues including NFL, NBA, MLB, NCAA Football, and more",
   "author": "ChuckBuilds",
   "category": "sports",
@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@
   "branch": "main",
   "plugin_path": "plugins/odds-ticker",
   "versions": [
+    {
+      "version": "1.1.3",
+      "ledmatrix_min": "2.0.0",
+      "released": "2026-03-29"
+    },
+    {
+      "version": "1.1.2",
+      "ledmatrix_min": "2.0.0",
+      "released": "2026-03-29"
+    },
     {
       "version": "1.1.1",
       "ledmatrix_min": "2.0.0",
@@ -33,7 +43,7 @@
   ],
   "stars": 0,
   "downloads": 0,
-  "last_updated": "2026-02-23",
+  "last_updated": "2026-03-29",
   "verified": true,
   "screenshot": "",
   "display_modes": [