American League Most Valuable Player
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The American League Most Valuable Player is an annual Major League Baseball award given to the player judged most valuable to his team in the American League.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T391714 — 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: American League Most Valuable Player Context triple: [Jim Rice, MVPaward, American League Most Valuable Player]
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A.
American League Championship Series MVP Award
The American League Championship Series MVP Award is an annual Major League Baseball honor given to the most outstanding player in the American League Championship Series.
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B.
American League Rookie of the Year
The American League Rookie of the Year is an annual Major League Baseball award given to the most outstanding first-year player in the American League.
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C.
Cy Young Award
The Cy Young Award is Major League Baseball’s annual honor given to the best pitchers in each league, named after Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young.
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D.
World Series Most Valuable Player Award
The World Series Most Valuable Player Award is an annual Major League Baseball honor given to the player judged to have delivered the most outstanding performance in the World Series championship.
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E.
American League Manager of the Year
The American League Manager of the Year is a Major League Baseball award given annually to the most outstanding manager in the American League, as voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
- 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: American League Most Valuable Player Target entity description: The American League Most Valuable Player is an annual Major League Baseball award given to the player judged most valuable to his team in the American League.
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A.
American League Championship Series MVP Award
The American League Championship Series MVP Award is an annual Major League Baseball honor given to the most outstanding player in the American League Championship Series.
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B.
American League Rookie of the Year
The American League Rookie of the Year is an annual Major League Baseball award given to the most outstanding first-year player in the American League.
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C.
Cy Young Award
The Cy Young Award is Major League Baseball’s annual honor given to the best pitchers in each league, named after Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young.
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D.
World Series Most Valuable Player Award
The World Series Most Valuable Player Award is an annual Major League Baseball honor given to the player judged to have delivered the most outstanding performance in the World Series championship.
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E.
American League Manager of the Year
The American League Manager of the Year is a Major League Baseball award given annually to the most outstanding manager in the American League, as voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball award
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sports award ⓘ |
| abbreviation | AL MVP ⓘ |
| awardedIn | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criteria | value to team rather than strictly best statistical performance ⓘ |
| decisionBasis | regular season performance ⓘ |
| eligibleParticipants | Major League Baseball players in the American League ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1911 ⓘ |
| firstAwardedAsCurrentFormat | 1931 ⓘ |
| formerName | Chalmers Award ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | male ⓘ |
| givenFor | most valuable player in the American League ⓘ |
| governingOrganization | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
American League
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Baseball trophies and awards in the United States ⓘ Major League Baseball awards ⓘ
surface form:
Major League Baseball most valuable player awards
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| hasCounterpart |
National League Most Valuable Player Award
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surface form:
National League Most Valuable Player
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| inceptionLeagueContext | one of two league MVP awards in MLB ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| league | American League ⓘ |
| notableFirsts |
first pitcher to win under current system was Lefty Grove in 1931
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first relief pitcher to win was Jim Konstanty in 1950 ⓘ first unanimous AL MVP winner was Hank Greenberg in 1935 ⓘ |
| notableMultipleWinners |
Alex Rodriguez
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Babe Ruth ⓘ Hank Greenberg ⓘ Joe DiMaggio ⓘ Lou Gehrig ⓘ Mickey Mantle ⓘ Miguel Cabrera ⓘ Mike Trout ⓘ Roger Maris ⓘ Shohei Ohtani ⓘ Ted Williams ⓘ Yogi Berra ⓘ |
| partOf | Major League Baseball awards ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
Baseball Writers' Association of America
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surface form:
Baseball Writers’ Association of America
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| selectionMethod | writers’ vote ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| trophyType | plaque ⓘ |
| votingBody |
Baseball Writers' Association of America
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surface form:
Baseball Writers’ Association of America
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: American League Most Valuable Player Description of subject: The American League Most Valuable Player is an annual Major League Baseball award given to the player judged most valuable to his team in the American League.
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