Roger Bomman
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Roger Bomman is the young foster child protagonist of the baseball fantasy film "Angels in the Outfield," whose wish for a family is intertwined with a miraculous turnaround of his favorite team.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roger Bomman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11773863 — 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: Roger Bomman Context triple: [Angels in the Outfield, mainCharacter, Roger Bomman]
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A.
Sridhar Vembu
Sridhar Vembu is an Indian entrepreneur and billionaire best known as the co-founder and CEO of Zoho Corporation, a global software-as-a-service company.
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B.
A. J. Paulraj
A. J. Paulraj is an Indian-American electrical engineer and inventor best known for pioneering MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) wireless technology, which underpins modern high-speed Wi‑Fi and 4G/5G cellular networks.
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C.
Sathyaraj Natarajan
Sathyaraj Natarajan is an Indian film editor known for his work on acclaimed Tamil films, including the dark comedy-drama "Super Deluxe."
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D.
Balanathan Benjamin Mahendran
Balanathan Benjamin Mahendran, better known as Balu Mahendra, was a renowned Indian cinematographer, director, and screenwriter celebrated for his visually poetic and realistic films in Tamil and other South Indian cinemas.
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E.
K. T. Kunjumon
K. T. Kunjumon is an Indian film producer known for backing several high-budget and commercially successful Tamil films in the 1990s.
- 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: Roger Bomman Target entity description: Roger Bomman is the young foster child protagonist of the baseball fantasy film "Angels in the Outfield," whose wish for a family is intertwined with a miraculous turnaround of his favorite team.
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A.
Sridhar Vembu
Sridhar Vembu is an Indian entrepreneur and billionaire best known as the co-founder and CEO of Zoho Corporation, a global software-as-a-service company.
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B.
A. J. Paulraj
A. J. Paulraj is an Indian-American electrical engineer and inventor best known for pioneering MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) wireless technology, which underpins modern high-speed Wi‑Fi and 4G/5G cellular networks.
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C.
Sathyaraj Natarajan
Sathyaraj Natarajan is an Indian film editor known for his work on acclaimed Tamil films, including the dark comedy-drama "Super Deluxe."
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D.
Balanathan Benjamin Mahendran
Balanathan Benjamin Mahendran, better known as Balu Mahendra, was a renowned Indian cinematographer, director, and screenwriter celebrated for his visually poetic and realistic films in Tamil and other South Indian cinemas.
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E.
K. T. Kunjumon
K. T. Kunjumon is an Indian film producer known for backing several high-budget and commercially successful Tamil films in the 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| ability | can see angels helping the baseball team ⓘ |
| ageGroup | child ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Angels in the Outfield (1994 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | guardian angels ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | miraculous turnaround of the California Angels ⓘ |
| basedOn | Angels in the Outfield (1951 film) character concept ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
hopeful
ⓘ
kind-hearted ⓘ optimistic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States (fictional setting) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyStatus | foster child ⓘ |
| favoriteTeam | California Angels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Angels in the Outfield franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Angels in the Outfield (1994 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| friend | J.P. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | sports fantasy ⓘ |
| guardian | Maggie Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences | George Knox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
belief in miracles
ⓘ
faith ⓘ family ⓘ hope ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Joseph Gordon-Levitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMotivation | to have a real family ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfWork | Walt Disney Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | Angels in the Outfield (1994 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | his wish triggers the angels’ intervention in games ⓘ |
| setting |
Anaheim Stadium (fictionalized)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| supportsCharacter | George Knox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamLeague | Major League Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wish |
for the California Angels to start winning
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that he and his father will be a family again ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roger Bomman Description of subject: Roger Bomman is the young foster child protagonist of the baseball fantasy film "Angels in the Outfield," whose wish for a family is intertwined with a miraculous turnaround of his favorite team.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.