Triple
T728794
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Houston Astros |
E14785
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableAlumnus |
P304
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Lance Berkman
Lance Berkman is a former Major League Baseball slugger and six-time All-Star outfielder/first baseman best known for his power-hitting years with the Houston Astros as part of the famed "Killer B's" lineup.
|
E94716
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: Lance Berkman | Statement: [Houston Astros, notableAlumnus, Lance Berkman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lance Berkman Context triple: [Houston Astros, notableAlumnus, Lance Berkman]
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A.
Nomar Garciaparra
Nomar Garciaparra is a former Major League Baseball shortstop best known for his star tenure with the Boston Red Sox in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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B.
Jeff Bagwell
Jeff Bagwell is a Hall of Fame former Major League Baseball first baseman best known for his stellar career with the Houston Astros, where he became one of the franchise’s greatest players.
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C.
Joey Cora
Joey Cora is a former Major League Baseball second baseman and coach, known for his time with teams like the Chicago White Sox and Seattle Mariners.
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D.
Mark Bellhorn
Mark Bellhorn is a former Major League Baseball infielder best known for his clutch postseason hitting with the 2004 Boston Red Sox during their historic World Series championship run.
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E.
Scott Rolen
Scott Rolen is a Hall of Fame American third baseman known for his elite defense, power hitting, and key role in multiple MLB postseason runs.
- 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: Lance Berkman Triple: [Houston Astros, notableAlumnus, Lance Berkman]
Generated description
Lance Berkman is a former Major League Baseball slugger and six-time All-Star outfielder/first baseman best known for his power-hitting years with the Houston Astros as part of the famed "Killer B's" lineup.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lance Berkman Target entity description: Lance Berkman is a former Major League Baseball slugger and six-time All-Star outfielder/first baseman best known for his power-hitting years with the Houston Astros as part of the famed "Killer B's" lineup.
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A.
Nomar Garciaparra
Nomar Garciaparra is a former Major League Baseball shortstop best known for his star tenure with the Boston Red Sox in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
-
B.
Jeff Bagwell
Jeff Bagwell is a Hall of Fame former Major League Baseball first baseman best known for his stellar career with the Houston Astros, where he became one of the franchise’s greatest players.
-
C.
Joey Cora
Joey Cora is a former Major League Baseball second baseman and coach, known for his time with teams like the Chicago White Sox and Seattle Mariners.
-
D.
Mark Bellhorn
Mark Bellhorn is a former Major League Baseball infielder best known for his clutch postseason hitting with the 2004 Boston Red Sox during their historic World Series championship run.
-
E.
Scott Rolen
Scott Rolen is a Hall of Fame American third baseman known for his elite defense, power hitting, and key role in multiple MLB postseason runs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69a4934c753c81909b309027e48b9b3a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4a5c155908190a73a40195f6281b1 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a67ef6179c81908e72e3d03b61cca4 |
completed | March 3, 2026, 6:25 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a67f90c8b081909720e5498d313889 |
completed | March 3, 2026, 6:28 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a683f1ef3081908265a6fa83da8b87 |
completed | March 3, 2026, 6:47 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:37 p.m.