Tony Fernández
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Tony Fernández was a Dominican Major League Baseball shortstop best known for his slick fielding, All-Star seasons, and key role in the Toronto Blue Jays’ success.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tony Fernández canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6604205 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tony Fernández Context triple: [San Pedro de Macorís, producedNotableMLBPlayers, Tony Fernández]
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A.
Sid Fernandez
Sid Fernandez is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher best known for his standout years with the New York Mets during the 1980s.
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B.
Billy Sánchez
Billy Sánchez is a central character in Gabriel García Márquez’s short story “The Trail of Your Blood in the Snow,” whose obsessive love and tragic journey through a foreign land drive the narrative’s exploration of devotion and helplessness.
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C.
Roger Peralta
Roger Peralta is a recurring character in the television series "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," known as Jake Peralta's estranged and unreliable father.
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D.
Fernando Rodney
Fernando Rodney is a Dominican former Major League Baseball relief pitcher renowned for his high-velocity fastball, distinctive tilted-cap style, and successful closing career with multiple MLB teams.
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E.
Ramon Estevez
Ramon Estevez is an American actor and producer, also known as Ramon Sheen, and the son of acclaimed actor Martin Sheen.
- 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: Tony Fernández Target entity description: Tony Fernández was a Dominican Major League Baseball shortstop best known for his slick fielding, All-Star seasons, and key role in the Toronto Blue Jays’ success.
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A.
Sid Fernandez
Sid Fernandez is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher best known for his standout years with the New York Mets during the 1980s.
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B.
Billy Sánchez
Billy Sánchez is a central character in Gabriel García Márquez’s short story “The Trail of Your Blood in the Snow,” whose obsessive love and tragic journey through a foreign land drive the narrative’s exploration of devotion and helplessness.
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C.
Roger Peralta
Roger Peralta is a recurring character in the television series "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," known as Jake Peralta's estranged and unreliable father.
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D.
Fernando Rodney
Fernando Rodney is a Dominican former Major League Baseball relief pitcher renowned for his high-velocity fastball, distinctive tilted-cap style, and successful closing career with multiple MLB teams.
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E.
Ramon Estevez
Ramon Estevez is an American actor and producer, also known as Ramon Sheen, and the son of acclaimed actor Martin Sheen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball shortstop
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human ⓘ professional baseball player ⓘ |
| AllStarSelection | 5 ⓘ |
| bats | switch ⓘ |
| battingAverageMLB | .288 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from kidney disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Dominican Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1962-06-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-02-16 ⓘ |
| era |
20th-century baseball players
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21st-century baseball players ⓘ |
| familyName | Fernández NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalMLBGameDate | 2001-10-07 ⓘ |
| finalMLBTeam | Milwaukee Brewers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Octavio Antonio Fernández Castro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName |
Antonio
NERFINISHED
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Octavio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GoldGloveAwards | 4 ⓘ |
| hallOfFame | Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hitsMLB | 2276 ⓘ |
| homeRunsMLB | 94 ⓘ |
| inductedInto | Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| MLBDebutDate | 1983-09-02 ⓘ |
| MLBDebutTeam | Toronto Blue Jays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defensive excellence at shortstop
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key role in Toronto Blue Jays’ success ⓘ slick fielding ⓘ |
| occupation | baseball player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Weston, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedFor |
Cincinnati Reds
NERFINISHED
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Cleveland Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ Milwaukee Brewers NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Mets NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Yankees ⓘ San Diego Padres NERFINISHED ⓘ Seibu Lions NERFINISHED ⓘ Toronto Blue Jays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | shortstop ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| runsBattedInMLB | 844 ⓘ |
| stolenBasesMLB | 246 ⓘ |
| teamAchievement | helped Toronto Blue Jays win 1993 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throws | right ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesChampion | 1993 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tony Fernández Description of subject: Tony Fernández was a Dominican Major League Baseball shortstop best known for his slick fielding, All-Star seasons, and key role in the Toronto Blue Jays’ success.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
San Pedro de Macorís