MLB playoffs
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The MLB playoffs are the postseason elimination tournament in Major League Baseball that determines the league’s annual World Series champion.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T49221 — 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: MLB playoffs Context triple: [Major League Baseball, postseasonTournament, MLB playoffs]
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A.
World Series
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball in North America, determining the league's overall champion.
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B.
American League Championship Series
The American League Championship Series is Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven playoff round that determines the American League pennant winner and World Series participant.
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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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D.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the premier professional baseball organization in North America, comprising teams from the United States and Canada and representing the highest level of play in the sport.
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2018 World Series
The 2018 World Series was Major League Baseball’s championship series in which the Boston Red Sox defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the title.
- 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: MLB playoffs Target entity description: The MLB playoffs are the postseason elimination tournament in Major League Baseball that determines the league’s annual World Series champion.
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A.
World Series
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball in North America, determining the league's overall champion.
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B.
American League Championship Series
The American League Championship Series is Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven playoff round that determines the American League pennant winner and World Series participant.
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C.
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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D.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the premier professional baseball organization in North America, comprising teams from the United States and Canada and representing the highest level of play in the sport.
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E.
2018 World Series
The 2018 World Series was Major League Baseball’s championship series in which the Boston Red Sox defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the title.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball event
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postseason tournament ⓘ sports competition ⓘ |
| alsoPlayedIn | Canada ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
ESPN
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FS1 ⓘ Fox ⓘ MLB Network ⓘ TBS ⓘ |
| competitiveLevel | professional ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| determines |
American League champion
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National League champion ⓘ World Series champion ⓘ |
| feature |
home-field advantage
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series-based matchups ⓘ tiebreaker rules ⓘ |
| follows | MLB regular season ⓘ |
| format | elimination tournament ⓘ |
| gender | men's competition ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Commissioner of Baseball
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surface form:
Office of the Commissioner of Baseball
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| hasStage |
Division Series round
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League Championship Series round ⓘ American League Wild Card Series ⓘ
surface form:
Wild Card round
World Series round ⓘ |
| includes |
Division Series
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League Championship Series ⓘ American League Wild Card Series ⓘ
surface form:
Wild Card Series
World Series ⓘ |
| league |
American League
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National League ⓘ |
| nickname |
October baseball
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the postseason ⓘ |
| numberOfLeagues | 2 ⓘ |
| organizer | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| partOf |
MLB regular season
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surface form:
Major League Baseball season
|
| precededBy | MLB regular season ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
MLB regular season standings
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World Series Most Valuable Player Award ⓘ
surface form:
World Series MVP award
|
| selectionBasis |
regular season standings
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wild card berths ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| teamSport | true ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | autumn ⓘ |
| typicalStartMonth | October ⓘ |
| uses | best-of series ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: MLB playoffs Description of subject: The MLB playoffs are the postseason elimination tournament in Major League Baseball that determines the league’s annual World Series champion.
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