Yordano Ventura
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Yordano Ventura was a Dominican right-handed starting pitcher for the Kansas City Royals known for his electric fastball and fiery competitiveness before his career was tragically cut short by his death in 2017.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yordano Ventura canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4778374 — 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: Yordano Ventura Context triple: [2014 American League Championship Series, game2WinningPitcher, Yordano Ventura]
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A.
Paul Mejia
Paul Mejia is a former ballet dancer and choreographer, known for his work with major American ballet companies and his marriage to renowned ballerina Suzanne Farrell.
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B.
Geovany Soto
Geovany Soto is a former Major League Baseball catcher best known for his standout rookie season with the Chicago Cubs, during which he emerged as one of the league’s top offensive and defensive catchers.
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C.
Jeremy Peña
Jeremy Peña is a professional baseball shortstop for the Houston Astros who emerged as a standout player by earning the 2022 World Series MVP as a rookie.
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D.
Wandy Rodríguez
Wandy Rodríguez is a Dominican left-handed pitcher who spent most of his Major League Baseball career with the Houston Astros, known for his curveball and consistency in the starting rotation.
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E.
Sergio Romo
Sergio Romo is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher best known as a key closer for the San Francisco Giants during their early-2010s championship runs.
- 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: Yordano Ventura Target entity description: Yordano Ventura was a Dominican right-handed starting pitcher for the Kansas City Royals known for his electric fastball and fiery competitiveness before his career was tragically cut short by his death in 2017.
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A.
Paul Mejia
Paul Mejia is a former ballet dancer and choreographer, known for his work with major American ballet companies and his marriage to renowned ballerina Suzanne Farrell.
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B.
Geovany Soto
Geovany Soto is a former Major League Baseball catcher best known for his standout rookie season with the Chicago Cubs, during which he emerged as one of the league’s top offensive and defensive catchers.
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C.
Jeremy Peña
Jeremy Peña is a professional baseball shortstop for the Houston Astros who emerged as a standout player by earning the 2022 World Series MVP as a rookie.
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D.
Wandy Rodríguez
Wandy Rodríguez is a Dominican left-handed pitcher who spent most of his Major League Baseball career with the Houston Astros, known for his curveball and consistency in the starting rotation.
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E.
Sergio Romo
Sergio Romo is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher best known as a key closer for the San Francisco Giants during their early-2010s championship runs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
pitcher ⓘ professional baseball player ⓘ |
| achievement | World Series champion ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 25 ⓘ |
| bats | right ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | car accident ⓘ |
| championshipSeason | 2015 ⓘ |
| championshipWonWith | Kansas City Royals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Dominican Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfRecruitment | Dominican Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1991-06-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2017-01-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfMLBDebut | 2013-09-17 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dominican ⓘ |
| familyName | Ventura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fastballVelocity | upper 90s mph ⓘ |
| finalMLBGameDate | 2016-09-30 ⓘ |
| fullName | Yordano Ventura Hernández NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Yordano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handedness | right-handed ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber | 30 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
electric fastball
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fiery competitiveness ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| legacy | key young pitcher on Royals’ mid-2010s playoff teams ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | traffic collision ⓘ |
| memorializedBy |
Kansas City Royals fans
ⓘ
teammates ⓘ |
| minorLeagueOrganization | Kansas City Royals organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MLBTeamDebut | Kansas City Royals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableGame | Game 6 of the 2014 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
athlete
ⓘ
baseball pitcher ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
2014 World Series
NERFINISHED
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2015 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Samaná, Dominican Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Juan Adrián, Dominican Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfMLBDebut | Kansas City, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | starting pitcher ⓘ |
| roleInNotableGame | starting pitcher ⓘ |
| signedAs | international free agent ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| team | Kansas City Royals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throws | right ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yordano Ventura Description of subject: Yordano Ventura was a Dominican right-handed starting pitcher for the Kansas City Royals known for his electric fastball and fiery competitiveness before his career was tragically cut short by his death in 2017.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.