National League Wild Card Series
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The National League Wild Card Series is a best-of-three postseason playoff round in Major League Baseball that determines which National League wild card teams advance deeper into the playoffs.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National League Wild Card Series canonical | 3 |
| National League Wild Card Game | 2 |
| NL Wild Card Series | 1 |
| National League Wild Card | 1 |
| National League postseason | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T486157 — 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: National League Wild Card Series Context triple: [National League, governingBodyOf, National League Wild Card Series]
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A.
National League Division Series
The National League Division Series is a best-of-five playoff round in Major League Baseball that determines which National League teams advance to the League Championship Series.
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B.
National League Championship Series
The National League Championship Series is Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven playoff series that determines the National League champion and one of the two teams that advance to the World Series.
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C.
American League Wild Card Series
The American League Wild Card Series is a best-of-three postseason playoff round in Major League Baseball that determines which wild card teams advance further in the American League playoffs.
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D.
American League Division Series
The American League Division Series is a Major League Baseball postseason round that determines which American League teams advance toward the league championship and ultimately the World Series.
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E.
League Championship Series
The League Championship Series is a best-of-seven postseason round in Major League Baseball that determines the American and National League champions who advance to the World Series.
- 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: National League Wild Card Series Target entity description: The National League Wild Card Series is a best-of-three postseason playoff round in Major League Baseball that determines which National League wild card teams advance deeper into the playoffs.
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A.
National League Division Series
The National League Division Series is a best-of-five playoff round in Major League Baseball that determines which National League teams advance to the League Championship Series.
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B.
National League Championship Series
The National League Championship Series is Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven playoff series that determines the National League champion and one of the two teams that advance to the World Series.
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C.
American League Wild Card Series
The American League Wild Card Series is a best-of-three postseason playoff round in Major League Baseball that determines which wild card teams advance further in the American League playoffs.
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D.
American League Division Series
The American League Division Series is a Major League Baseball postseason round that determines which American League teams advance toward the league championship and ultimately the World Series.
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E.
League Championship Series
The League Championship Series is a best-of-seven postseason round in Major League Baseball that determines the American and National League champions who advance to the World Series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball postseason series
ⓘ
best-of-three playoff series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
National League Wild Card Series
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surface form:
NL Wild Card Series
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| appliesToLeague | National League ⓘ |
| broadcastMedium |
online streaming
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radio ⓘ television ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | best-of-three series ⓘ |
| confederation | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| currentFormatType | best-of-three wild card series ⓘ |
| decides | two National League teams that advance to the Division Series ⓘ |
| determinesAdvancementTo | National League Division Series ⓘ |
| eligibility |
National League division winners that do not receive a first-round bye (under current format)
ⓘ
National League teams that qualify as wild cards ⓘ |
| formatChangeYear | 2022 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| gamesHostedByHigherSeed | all games in the series ⓘ |
| gameType | playoff game ⓘ |
| governingBody |
MLB Commissioner’s Office
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surface form:
Office of the Commissioner of Baseball
|
| homeFieldAdvantageFor | higher-seeded wild card team ⓘ |
| includesTeams | one National League division winner without a first-round bye (under current format) ⓘ |
| introducedAsPartOf | MLB postseason expansion to 12 teams ⓘ |
| introducedInSeason | 2022 Major League Baseball season ⓘ |
| league | National League ⓘ |
| level | top-level professional baseball ⓘ |
| location | ballparks of the higher-seeded National League wild card teams ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfWildCardTeamsInvolved | 3 National League wild card teams ⓘ |
| occursInMonth | October ⓘ |
| organizer | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| partOf |
MLB playoffs
ⓘ
surface form:
Major League Baseball postseason
National League Wild Card Series self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
National League postseason
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| postseasonRoundType | wild card round ⓘ |
| postseasonStage | first round of the MLB postseason for some National League teams ⓘ |
| previousFormatType | single-elimination wild card game ⓘ |
| purpose | to determine which National League wild card teams advance in the postseason ⓘ |
| region |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| relatedCompetition |
American League Wild Card Series
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National League Championship Series ⓘ National League Division Series ⓘ World Series ⓘ |
| replacedCompetitionFormat |
National League Wild Card Series
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
National League Wild Card Game
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| seedingBasis | regular season record of National League teams ⓘ |
| seriesLengthMaximum | 3 games ⓘ |
| seriesLengthMinimum | 2 games ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| sportingContext |
MLB playoffs
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surface form:
Major League Baseball playoffs
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| tieBreakingRule | first team to win two games advances ⓘ |
| usedInPlayoffStructure | expanded MLB postseason format adopted in 2022 ⓘ |
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Subject: National League Wild Card Series Description of subject: The National League Wild Card Series is a best-of-three postseason playoff round in Major League Baseball that determines which National League wild card teams advance deeper into the playoffs.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
National League Wild Card Game
this entity surface form:
National League Wild Card
National League Wild Card Series
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partOf
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National League Wild Card Series
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
National League postseason
National League Wild Card Series
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replacedCompetitionFormat
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National League Wild Card Series
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
National League Wild Card Game
this entity surface form:
NL Wild Card Series