Mr. Baseball
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Mr. Baseball is a 1992 sports comedy film starring Tom Selleck as an aging American baseball player who continues his career in Japan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mr. Baseball canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13483511 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Mr. Baseball Context triple: [Ian Baker, workedOn, Mr. Baseball]
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A.
The Babe
The Babe is a 1992 biographical sports film in which John Goodman portrays legendary baseball player Babe Ruth.
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B.
Baseball Tonight
Baseball Tonight is a long-running ESPN television program that provides highlights, analysis, and commentary on Major League Baseball games and news.
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C.
The God of Batting
The God of Batting is the legendary Japanese baseball figure Tetsuharu Kawakami, renowned as one of Japan’s greatest hitters and a central icon of the Yomiuri Giants.
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D.
The Yanks
The Yanks is a common nickname for the United States men's national soccer team, reflecting its American identity and heritage.
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E.
The Bambino
The Bambino is the legendary nickname of Babe Ruth, one of baseball’s greatest sluggers and most iconic sports figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mr. Baseball Target entity description: Mr. Baseball is a 1992 sports comedy film starring Tom Selleck as an aging American baseball player who continues his career in Japan.
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A.
The Babe
The Babe is a 1992 biographical sports film in which John Goodman portrays legendary baseball player Babe Ruth.
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B.
Baseball Tonight
Baseball Tonight is a long-running ESPN television program that provides highlights, analysis, and commentary on Major League Baseball games and news.
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C.
The God of Batting
The God of Batting is the legendary Japanese baseball figure Tetsuharu Kawakami, renowned as one of Japan’s greatest hitters and a central icon of the Yomiuri Giants.
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D.
The Yanks
The Yanks is a common nickname for the United States men's national soccer team, reflecting its American identity and heritage.
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E.
The Bambino
The Bambino is the legendary nickname of Babe Ruth, one of baseball’s greatest sluggers and most iconic sports figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
ⓘ
film ⓘ sports comedy film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| character | Jack Elliot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ian Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Fred Schepisi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Peter Honess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | an aging American baseball player continuing his career in Japan ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
sports comedy ⓘ sports film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Dennis Haysbert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ken Takakura NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Selleck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
romantic comedy
ⓘ
sports comedy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
career decline and redemption
ⓘ
cross-cultural relationships ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
baseball
ⓘ
professional sports ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jerry Goldsmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | cultural differences between American and Japanese baseball ⓘ |
| producer |
Daniel Melnick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gary Barber NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Roth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1992 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | October 2, 1992 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 108 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Gary Ross
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kevin Wade NERFINISHED ⓘ Monte Merrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nagoya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Aya Takanashi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dennis Haysbert NERFINISHED ⓘ Ken Takakura NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Selleck NERFINISHED ⓘ Toshiyuki Nishida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Mr. Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mr. Baseball Description of subject: Mr. Baseball is a 1992 sports comedy film starring Tom Selleck as an aging American baseball player who continues his career in Japan.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.