Triple

T144858
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Chicago Cubs E2930 entity
Predicate 2016WorldSeriesMVP P5403 FINISHED
Object Ben Zobrist
Ben Zobrist is a former Major League Baseball utility player known for his versatility, clutch postseason performances, and key role in multiple World Series championship teams.
E17339 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Ben Zobrist | Statement: [Chicago Cubs, 2016WorldSeriesMVP, Ben Zobrist]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ben Zobrist
Context triple: [Chicago Cubs, 2016WorldSeriesMVP, Ben Zobrist]
  • A. Jimmy Rollins
    Jimmy Rollins is a former Major League Baseball shortstop best known for his long, accomplished career with the Philadelphia Phillies, where he won the 2007 NL MVP and helped lead the team to the 2008 World Series title.
  • B. Sam Fuld
    Sam Fuld is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who transitioned into a front-office executive role and became a key decision-maker for the Philadelphia Phillies.
  • C. Ryan Zimmerman
    Ryan Zimmerman is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and first baseman who became the longtime face of the Washington Nationals franchise and helped lead the team to its first World Series title in 2019.
  • D. Dustin Pedroia
    Dustin Pedroia is a former Major League Baseball second baseman renowned for his gritty play, elite defense, and key role in multiple Boston Red Sox championship teams.
  • E. Don Garber
    Don Garber is an American sports executive best known for leading the growth and expansion of Major League Soccer into a stable, widely recognized professional soccer league in North America.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Ben Zobrist
Triple: [Chicago Cubs, 2016WorldSeriesMVP, Ben Zobrist]
Generated description
Ben Zobrist is a former Major League Baseball utility player known for his versatility, clutch postseason performances, and key role in multiple World Series championship teams.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ben Zobrist
Target entity description: Ben Zobrist is a former Major League Baseball utility player known for his versatility, clutch postseason performances, and key role in multiple World Series championship teams.
  • A. Jimmy Rollins
    Jimmy Rollins is a former Major League Baseball shortstop best known for his long, accomplished career with the Philadelphia Phillies, where he won the 2007 NL MVP and helped lead the team to the 2008 World Series title.
  • B. Sam Fuld
    Sam Fuld is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who transitioned into a front-office executive role and became a key decision-maker for the Philadelphia Phillies.
  • C. Ryan Zimmerman
    Ryan Zimmerman is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and first baseman who became the longtime face of the Washington Nationals franchise and helped lead the team to its first World Series title in 2019.
  • D. Dustin Pedroia
    Dustin Pedroia is a former Major League Baseball second baseman renowned for his gritty play, elite defense, and key role in multiple Boston Red Sox championship teams.
  • E. Don Garber
    Don Garber is an American sports executive best known for leading the growth and expansion of Major League Soccer into a stable, widely recognized professional soccer league in North America.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: 2016WorldSeriesMVP
Context triple: [Chicago Cubs, 2016WorldSeriesMVP, Ben Zobrist]
  • A. WorldSeriesChampion
    Indicates that a team or individual has won the championship title in a given season of the World Series.
  • B. presidentOfBaseballOperations
    Indicates that one entity holds the role or position of president of baseball operations for a baseball organization or team in relation to another entity.
  • C. wonWorldSeriesAgainst
    Indicates that one team became the World Series champion by defeating another specific team in the championship series.
  • D. allStarGameName
    Indicates the specific name or title assigned to an All-Star Game event associated with an entity.
  • E. MVP
    Indicates that an entity has been selected or recognized as the “Most Valuable Player,” i.e., the most outstanding or impactful participant within a specific game, season, event, or context.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (7 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69a2521e35c08190b28e5c9f1e3c9b59 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:25 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a257e935bc8190a03e54a10e9ba6f7 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:50 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a2bf691a848190a4f6e40d9aea2168 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 10:11 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a2c1179c6c8190a118c6f4ef8d555e completed Feb. 28, 2026, 10:19 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a2c1c769f08190b0a8b372e13fc5de completed Feb. 28, 2026, 10:21 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a25656a4fc81908a87678ac3d28f93 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:43 a.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69a257101060819094db0f3a3a72f312 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:46 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:31 a.m.