Major League Baseball season 2018
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The 2018 Major League Baseball season was the 149th season of MLB, culminating in the Boston Red Sox winning the World Series over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2018 Major League Baseball season | 1 |
| Major League Baseball season 2018 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11106000 — 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 2018 Context triple: [Blake Swihart, participatedIn, Major League Baseball season 2018]
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Major League Baseball season 1998
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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B.
MLB regular season
The MLB regular season is the months-long schedule of professional baseball games in which all Major League Baseball teams compete to determine standings and playoff qualification.
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C.
2017 Major League Baseball season
The 2017 Major League Baseball season was the professional baseball year in which the Houston Astros won their first World Series title amid a later-revealed sign-stealing scandal that significantly impacted the sport.
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2015 Major League Baseball season
The 2015 Major League Baseball season was the 146th regular season of MLB, highlighted by the Kansas City Royals winning their first World Series title in 30 years.
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E.
2008 Major League Baseball season
The 2008 Major League Baseball season was the 109th MLB season, highlighted by the Philadelphia Phillies’ World Series championship and notable individual performances and milestones across both the American and National Leagues.
- 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: Major League Baseball season 2018 Target entity description: The 2018 Major League Baseball season was the 149th season of MLB, culminating in the Boston Red Sox winning the World Series over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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A.
Major League Baseball season 1998
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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B.
MLB regular season
The MLB regular season is the months-long schedule of professional baseball games in which all Major League Baseball teams compete to determine standings and playoff qualification.
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C.
2017 Major League Baseball season
The 2017 Major League Baseball season was the professional baseball year in which the Houston Astros won their first World Series title amid a later-revealed sign-stealing scandal that significantly impacted the sport.
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D.
2015 Major League Baseball season
The 2015 Major League Baseball season was the 146th regular season of MLB, highlighted by the Kansas City Royals winning their first World Series title in 30 years.
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E.
2008 Major League Baseball season
The 2008 Major League Baseball season was the 109th MLB season, highlighted by the Philadelphia Phillies’ World Series championship and notable individual performances and milestones across both the American and National Leagues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball season
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sports season ⓘ |
| allStarGame | 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allStarGameCity | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allStarGameLeagueWinner | American League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allStarGameMVP | Alex Bregman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allStarGameVenue | Nationals Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| americanLeagueChampion | Boston Red Sox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| americanLeagueCyYoungAwardWinner | Blake Snell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| americanLeagueManagerOfTheYear | Bob Melvin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| americanLeagueMVP | Mookie Betts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| americanLeagueRookieOfTheYear | Shohei Ohtani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bostonRedSoxManager | Alex Cora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bostonRedSoxRegularSeasonLosses | 54 ⓘ |
| bostonRedSoxRegularSeasonWins | 108 ⓘ |
| champion | Boston Red Sox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioner | Rob Manfred NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| losAngelesDodgersManager | Dave Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalLeagueChampion | Los Angeles Dodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalLeagueCyYoungAwardWinner | Jacob deGrom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalLeagueManagerOfTheYear | Brian Snitker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalLeagueMVP | Christian Yelich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalLeagueRookieOfTheYear | Ronald Acuña Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextSeason | 2019 Major League Baseball season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Miami Marlins hosted a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Shohei Ohtani debuted as a two-way player for the Los Angeles Angels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuleChange |
implementation of limited mound visit rule
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shortened inning-break times for broadcasts ⓘ |
| numberOfAmericanLeagueTeams | 15 ⓘ |
| numberOfGamesPerTeam | 162 ⓘ |
| numberOfNationalLeagueTeams | 15 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 30 ⓘ |
| openingDayGamesCount | 15 ⓘ |
| openingDayNote | first MLB season since 1968 in which all teams played on Opening Day ⓘ |
| postseasonEndDate | 2018-10-28 ⓘ |
| postseasonStartDate | 2018-10-02 ⓘ |
| previousSeason | 2017 Major League Baseball season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regularSeasonEndDate | 2018-10-01 ⓘ |
| regularSeasonStartDate | 2018-03-29 ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Los Angeles Dodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 149 ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| worldSeries | 2018 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldSeriesChampion | Boston Red Sox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldSeriesMVP | Steve Pearce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldSeriesResult | 4–1 ⓘ |
| worldSeriesRunnerUp | Los Angeles Dodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldSeriesVenue |
Dodger Stadium
NERFINISHED
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Fenway Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Major League Baseball season 2018 Description of subject: The 2018 Major League Baseball season was the 149th season of MLB, culminating in the Boston Red Sox winning the World Series over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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2018 Major League Baseball season