Jeffrey Maier interference play
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The Jeffrey Maier interference play is a famous 1996 postseason incident in which a 12-year-old fan reached over the Yankee Stadium right-field wall to catch a deep fly ball, controversially ruled a home run and widely believed to have altered the course of the series.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1327897 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jeffrey Maier interference play Context triple: [1996 American League Championship Series, notablePlay, Jeffrey Maier interference play]
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A.
The Goal Kick
The Goal Kick is a method of restarting play in association football, awarded to the defending team when the ball crosses their goal line last touched by an opponent without resulting in a goal.
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B.
The Penalty Kick
The Penalty Kick is a method of restarting play in association football that allows a player to take an uncontested shot on goal from the penalty mark, typically awarded after certain fouls in the penalty area.
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C.
The Referee
The Referee is the official in association football responsible for enforcing the Laws of the Game, making decisions on play, and maintaining order on the field.
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D.
The Hand of God
The Hand of God is a renowned bronze sculpture by Swedish artist Carl Milles depicting a human figure emerging from or supported by a monumental divine hand, symbolizing the relationship between humanity and the divine.
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E.
The Ball In and Out of Play
The Ball In and Out of Play is a section of association football’s Laws of the Game that defines precisely when the ball is considered active or inactive during a match.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jeffrey Maier interference play Target entity description: The Jeffrey Maier interference play is a famous 1996 postseason incident in which a 12-year-old fan reached over the Yankee Stadium right-field wall to catch a deep fly ball, controversially ruled a home run and widely believed to have altered the course of the series.
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A.
The Goal Kick
The Goal Kick is a method of restarting play in association football, awarded to the defending team when the ball crosses their goal line last touched by an opponent without resulting in a goal.
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B.
The Penalty Kick
The Penalty Kick is a method of restarting play in association football that allows a player to take an uncontested shot on goal from the penalty mark, typically awarded after certain fouls in the penalty area.
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C.
The Referee
The Referee is the official in association football responsible for enforcing the Laws of the Game, making decisions on play, and maintaining order on the field.
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D.
The Hand of God
The Hand of God is a renowned bronze sculpture by Swedish artist Carl Milles depicting a human figure emerging from or supported by a monumental divine hand, symbolizing the relationship between humanity and the divine.
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E.
The Ball In and Out of Play
The Ball In and Out of Play is a section of association football’s Laws of the Game that defines precisely when the ball is considered active or inactive during a match.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jeffrey Maier interference play Description of subject: The Jeffrey Maier interference play is a famous 1996 postseason incident in which a 12-year-old fan reached over the Yankee Stadium right-field wall to catch a deep fly ball, controversially ruled a home run and widely believed to have altered the course of the series.
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