World Baseball Softball Confederation
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The World Baseball Softball Confederation is the international governing body responsible for overseeing and promoting the sports of baseball and softball worldwide, including organizing major global competitions and setting official rules.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T497524 — 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: World Baseball Softball Confederation Context triple: [Cuban Baseball Federation, memberOf, World Baseball Softball Confederation]
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A.
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues was the longtime governing body for Minor League Baseball in the United States and Canada, overseeing its leagues and teams from 1901 until its reorganization in 2021.
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B.
World Baseball Classic
The World Baseball Classic is an international baseball tournament featuring national teams from around the globe, widely regarded as the sport’s premier world championship event.
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C.
Nippon Professional Baseball
Nippon Professional Baseball is Japan’s highest-level professional baseball organization, comprising multiple teams in its Central and Pacific Leagues.
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D.
Serie Nacional de Béisbol
Serie Nacional de Béisbol is Cuba’s top professional baseball league and the country’s premier domestic baseball competition.
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E.
USA Baseball
USA Baseball is the national governing body for amateur baseball in the United States, overseeing national teams, development programs, and major amateur awards.
- 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: World Baseball Softball Confederation Target entity description: The World Baseball Softball Confederation is the international governing body responsible for overseeing and promoting the sports of baseball and softball worldwide, including organizing major global competitions and setting official rules.
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A.
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues was the longtime governing body for Minor League Baseball in the United States and Canada, overseeing its leagues and teams from 1901 until its reorganization in 2021.
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B.
World Baseball Classic
The World Baseball Classic is an international baseball tournament featuring national teams from around the globe, widely regarded as the sport’s premier world championship event.
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C.
Nippon Professional Baseball
Nippon Professional Baseball is Japan’s highest-level professional baseball organization, comprising multiple teams in its Central and Pacific Leagues.
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D.
Serie Nacional de Béisbol
Serie Nacional de Béisbol is Cuba’s top professional baseball league and the country’s premier domestic baseball competition.
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E.
USA Baseball
USA Baseball is the national governing body for amateur baseball in the United States, overseeing national teams, development programs, and major amateur awards.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
governing body
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international sports federation ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
World Baseball Softball Confederation
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
WBSC
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| continentOfHeadquarters | Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfHeadquarters | Switzerland ⓘ |
| formedByMergerOf |
International Baseball Federation
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International Softball Federation ⓘ |
| founded | 2013 ⓘ |
| governsSport |
baseball
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baseball5 ⓘ softball ⓘ |
| hasDiscipline |
baseball
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baseball5 ⓘ softball ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Pully, Switzerland ⓘ |
| legalForm | non-profit organization ⓘ |
| maintainsRanking |
WBSC Baseball World Rankings
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WBSC Baseball5 World Rankings ⓘ WBSC Softball World Rankings ⓘ |
| memberType |
continental confederations
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national baseball federations ⓘ national softball federations ⓘ |
| mission |
global development of baseball and softball
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promotion of baseball and softball as Olympic sports ⓘ standardization of rules for international baseball and softball ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.wbsc.org ⓘ |
| organizesCompetition |
Premier12
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Baseball World Cup ⓘ
surface form:
WBSC Baseball World Cup
WBSC Baseball5 World Cup ⓘ WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup ⓘ WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup ⓘ WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup ⓘ World Baseball Softball Confederation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup
WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup ⓘ World Baseball Softball Confederation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup
WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | International Olympic Committee ⓘ |
| regionServed | global ⓘ |
| role |
international governing body for baseball and softball
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organizes major global baseball competitions ⓘ organizes major global softball competitions ⓘ promotes baseball and softball worldwide ⓘ sets official rules for baseball and softball at the international level ⓘ |
| scope | worldwide ⓘ |
| shortName |
World Baseball Softball Confederation
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
WBSC
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| sportCategory | bat-and-ball sports ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: World Baseball Softball Confederation Description of subject: The World Baseball Softball Confederation is the international governing body responsible for overseeing and promoting the sports of baseball and softball worldwide, including organizing major global competitions and setting official rules.
Referenced by (84)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Baseball5
subject surface form:
Baseball5
subject surface form:
Baseball5
this entity surface form:
Pan American Baseball Confederation
United States national under-18 baseball team
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governingConfederation
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World Baseball Softball Confederation
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this entity surface form:
Confederación Panamericana de Béisbol
United States national under-23 baseball team
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sportGoverningFederation
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World Baseball Softball Confederation
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Venezuela national baseball team
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internationalGoverningBody
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World Baseball Softball Confederation
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