2015 Major League Baseball postseason
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The 2015 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament following the 2015 MLB regular season, culminating in the Kansas City Royals defeating the New York Mets in the World Series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2015 Major League Baseball postseason canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11283841 — 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: 2015 Major League Baseball postseason Context triple: [Daniel Murphy, participatedIn, 2015 Major League Baseball postseason]
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A.
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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B.
2008 Major League Baseball postseason
The 2008 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament following the 2008 regular season that determined the World Series champion through a series of league division and championship series.
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C.
2015 World Series
The 2015 World Series was Major League Baseball’s championship series in which the Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Mets to win their first title in 30 years.
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D.
2015 American League Championship Series
The 2015 American League Championship Series was Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven playoff series that determined the American League pennant winner for the 2015 season.
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E.
2015 National League Championship Series
The 2015 National League Championship Series was Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven playoff round that determined the National League pennant winner for the 2015 season.
- 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: 2015 Major League Baseball postseason Target entity description: The 2015 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament following the 2015 MLB regular season, culminating in the Kansas City Royals defeating the New York Mets in the World Series.
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A.
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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B.
2008 Major League Baseball postseason
The 2008 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament following the 2008 regular season that determined the World Series champion through a series of league division and championship series.
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C.
2015 World Series
The 2015 World Series was Major League Baseball’s championship series in which the Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Mets to win their first title in 30 years.
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D.
2015 American League Championship Series
The 2015 American League Championship Series was Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven playoff series that determined the American League pennant winner for the 2015 season.
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E.
2015 National League Championship Series
The 2015 National League Championship Series was Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven playoff round that determined the National League pennant winner for the 2015 season.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball postseason
ⓘ
sports tournament ⓘ |
| ALCSMVP | Alcides Escobar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALCSParticipant |
Kansas City Royals
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Toronto Blue Jays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALDSParticipant |
Houston Astros
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kansas City Royals NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas Rangers NERFINISHED ⓘ Toronto Blue Jays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALWildCardLoser | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALWildCardWinner | Houston Astros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| champion | Kansas City Royals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 2015-11-01 ⓘ |
| finalSeries | 2015 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalSeriesResult | Kansas City Royals defeated New York Mets 4–1 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2016 Major League Baseball postseason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesRound |
2015 American League Championship Series
ⓘ
2015 American League Division Series ⓘ 2015 American League Wild Card Game NERFINISHED ⓘ 2015 National League Championship Series NERFINISHED ⓘ 2015 National League Division Series NERFINISHED ⓘ 2015 National League Wild Card Game NERFINISHED ⓘ 2015 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| NLCSMVP | Daniel Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLCSParticipant |
Chicago Cubs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York Mets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLDSParticipant |
Chicago Cubs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Los Angeles Dodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Mets NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis Cardinals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLWildCardLoser | Pittsburgh Pirates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLWildCardWinner | Chicago Cubs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Chicago Cubs defeated St. Louis Cardinals in NLDS
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Kansas City Royals won first World Series title since 1985 ⓘ New York Mets swept Chicago Cubs in NLCS ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 10 ⓘ |
| numberOfWorldSeriesGames | 5 ⓘ |
| precededBy | 2014 Major League Baseball postseason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | New York Mets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 2015 ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| startDate | 2015-10-06 ⓘ |
| wildCardFormat | one-game playoff ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesMVP | Salvador Pérez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesParticipant |
Kansas City Royals
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York Mets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2015 Major League Baseball postseason Description of subject: The 2015 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament following the 2015 MLB regular season, culminating in the Kansas City Royals defeating the New York Mets in the World Series.
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