Major League Baseball season 1998
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The 1998 Major League Baseball season was a notable MLB campaign highlighted by historic home run chases, expansion to 30 teams, and the New York Yankees’ record-setting dominance culminating in a World Series title.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Major League Baseball season 1998 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8504459 — 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: Major League Baseball season 1998 Context triple: [Mark Gardner, participantIn, Major League Baseball season 1998]
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A.
Major League Baseball season 1995
The 1995 Major League Baseball season was the strike-shortened campaign that marked the sport’s return after the 1994 players’ strike, featuring a condensed schedule and the Atlanta Braves winning the World Series.
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B.
Major League Baseball season 1996
The 1996 Major League Baseball season was a professional baseball campaign highlighted by the New York Yankees winning their first World Series title since 1978 and the emergence of several future stars across the league.
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C.
Major League Baseball season 1991
The 1991 Major League Baseball season was a memorable campaign highlighted by dramatic pennant races and culminated in the Minnesota Twins defeating the Atlanta Braves in a seven-game World Series often regarded as one of the greatest ever played.
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D.
Major League Baseball season 1990
The 1990 Major League Baseball season was a professional baseball campaign in North America highlighted by the Cincinnati Reds’ wire-to-wire World Series championship and notable individual performances across both leagues.
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E.
Major League Baseball season 2000
The 2000 Major League Baseball season was the professional baseball year that culminated in the New York Yankees defeating the New York Mets in the "Subway Series" 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Major League Baseball season 1998 Target entity description: The 1998 Major League Baseball season was a notable MLB campaign highlighted by historic home run chases, expansion to 30 teams, and the New York Yankees’ record-setting dominance culminating in a World Series title.
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A.
Major League Baseball season 1995
The 1995 Major League Baseball season was the strike-shortened campaign that marked the sport’s return after the 1994 players’ strike, featuring a condensed schedule and the Atlanta Braves winning the World Series.
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B.
Major League Baseball season 1996
The 1996 Major League Baseball season was a professional baseball campaign highlighted by the New York Yankees winning their first World Series title since 1978 and the emergence of several future stars across the league.
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C.
Major League Baseball season 1991
The 1991 Major League Baseball season was a memorable campaign highlighted by dramatic pennant races and culminated in the Minnesota Twins defeating the Atlanta Braves in a seven-game World Series often regarded as one of the greatest ever played.
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D.
Major League Baseball season 1990
The 1990 Major League Baseball season was a professional baseball campaign in North America highlighted by the Cincinnati Reds’ wire-to-wire World Series championship and notable individual performances across both leagues.
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E.
Major League Baseball season 2000
The 2000 Major League Baseball season was the professional baseball year that culminated in the New York Yankees defeating the New York Mets in the "Subway Series" World Series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Major League Baseball season ⓘ |
| alsoPlayedIn | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AmericanLeagueChampion | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| CubsPostseasonAppearance | National League Division Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| DevilRaysDivision | American League East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| DevilRaysLeague | American League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| DiamondbacksDivision | National League West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| DiamondbacksLeague | National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | steroid era in Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| expansionTeam |
Arizona Diamondbacks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tampa Bay Devil Rays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredPlayer |
Alex Rodriguez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barry Bonds NERFINISHED ⓘ Chipper Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Derek Jeter NERFINISHED ⓘ Greg Maddux NERFINISHED ⓘ Ken Griffey Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Mariano Rivera NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark McGwire NERFINISHED ⓘ Nomar Garciaparra NERFINISHED ⓘ Pedro Martínez NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Clemens NERFINISHED ⓘ Sammy Sosa NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Glavine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredTeam |
Chicago Cubs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ San Diego Padres NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis Cardinals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeRunChaseParticipant |
Mark McGwire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sammy Sosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeRunRecordBroken | Roger Maris single‑season home run record ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| McGwireAward | Silver Slugger Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| McGwireHomeRunTotal | 70 ⓘ |
| McGwireTeam | St. Louis Cardinals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NationalLeagueChampion | San Diego Padres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
New York Yankees record‑setting 114 regular‑season wins
ⓘ
Yankees 125 total wins including postseason ⓘ expansion of MLB to 30 teams ⓘ historic home run chase between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 30 ⓘ |
| PadresKeyPlayer |
Kevin Brown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tony Gwynn NERFINISHED ⓘ Trevor Hoffman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| PadresManager | Bruce Bochy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SosaAward | National League Most Valuable Player NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SosaHomeRunTotal | 66 ⓘ |
| SosaTeam | Chicago Cubs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| startYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesChampion | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesMVP | Scott Brosius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesResult | Yankees defeated Padres 4–0 ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesRunnerUp | San Diego Padres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| YankeesGeneralManager | Brian Cashman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| YankeesKeyPlayer |
Andy Pettitte
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bernie Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ David Cone NERFINISHED ⓘ Derek Jeter NERFINISHED ⓘ Mariano Rivera NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul O’Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ Tino Martinez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| YankeesManager | Joe Torre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| YankeesRegularSeasonRecord | 114–48 ⓘ |
| YankeesTotalWinsIncludingPostseason | 125 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Major League Baseball season 1998 Description of subject: The 1998 Major League Baseball season was a notable MLB campaign highlighted by historic home run chases, expansion to 30 teams, and the New York Yankees’ record-setting dominance culminating in a World Series title.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mark Gardner