2012 Major League Baseball season
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The 2012 Major League Baseball season was the 143rd regular season of MLB, highlighted by the San Francisco Giants winning the World Series and the introduction of a new second wild card playoff format.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2012 Major League Baseball season canonical | 3 |
| 2011 Major League Baseball season | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1501494 — 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: 2012 Major League Baseball season Context triple: [2013 Major League Baseball season, previousSeason, 2012 Major League Baseball season]
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2013 Major League Baseball season
The 2013 Major League Baseball season was the 144th regular season of MLB, culminating in the Boston Red Sox defeating the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series.
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B.
2016 Major League Baseball season
The 2016 Major League Baseball season was the 147th regular season of MLB, culminating in a historic postseason highlighted by the Chicago Cubs ending their 108-year championship drought.
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C.
2008 Major League Baseball season
The 2008 Major League Baseball season was the 109th MLB season, highlighted by the Philadelphia Phillies’ World Series championship and notable individual performances and milestones across both the American and National Leagues.
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D.
2002 Major League Baseball season
The 2002 Major League Baseball season was the 102nd season of MLB, highlighted by the Anaheim Angels winning their first World Series title after a seven-game victory over the San Francisco Giants.
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E.
2012 World Series
The 2012 World Series was Major League Baseball’s championship series in which the San Francisco Giants swept the Detroit Tigers in four games to win the title.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 2012 Major League Baseball season Target entity description: The 2012 Major League Baseball season was the 143rd regular season of MLB, highlighted by the San Francisco Giants winning the World Series and the introduction of a new second wild card playoff format.
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A.
2013 Major League Baseball season
The 2013 Major League Baseball season was the 144th regular season of MLB, culminating in the Boston Red Sox defeating the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series.
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B.
2016 Major League Baseball season
The 2016 Major League Baseball season was the 147th regular season of MLB, culminating in a historic postseason highlighted by the Chicago Cubs ending their 108-year championship drought.
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C.
2008 Major League Baseball season
The 2008 Major League Baseball season was the 109th MLB season, highlighted by the Philadelphia Phillies’ World Series championship and notable individual performances and milestones across both the American and National Leagues.
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D.
2002 Major League Baseball season
The 2002 Major League Baseball season was the 102nd season of MLB, highlighted by the Anaheim Angels winning their first World Series title after a seven-game victory over the San Francisco Giants.
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E.
2012 World Series
The 2012 World Series was Major League Baseball’s championship series in which the San Francisco Giants swept the Detroit Tigers in four games to win the title.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2012 Major League Baseball season Description of subject: The 2012 Major League Baseball season was the 143rd regular season of MLB, highlighted by the San Francisco Giants winning the World Series and the introduction of a new second wild card playoff format.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
2012 Major League Baseball season
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2011 Major League Baseball season