Tommy John
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Tommy John is a former Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his long career, his successful return from the pioneering elbow surgery that now bears his name, and his key roles on several contending teams in the 1970s and 1980s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tommy John canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13714812 — 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: Tommy John Context triple: [1977 World Series, DodgersStarPlayer, Tommy John]
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A.
Tommy Ballantine
Tommy Ballantine is a fictional character from the television series "Kristin."
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B.
Mussina
Mussina is the surname of Mike Mussina, a former Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his successful career with the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees.
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C.
Seaver
Seaver is a surname most notably associated with the fictional family in the American television sitcom "Growing Pains."
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D.
R. A. Dickey
R. A. Dickey is a former Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his mastery of the knuckleball and his standout season with the New York Mets that earned him the National League Cy Young Award.
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E.
David Cone
David Cone is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and five-time World Series champion who now works as a prominent television baseball analyst.
- 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: Tommy John Target entity description: Tommy John is a former Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his long career, his successful return from the pioneering elbow surgery that now bears his name, and his key roles on several contending teams in the 1970s and 1980s.
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A.
Tommy Ballantine
Tommy Ballantine is a fictional character from the television series "Kristin."
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B.
Mussina
Mussina is the surname of Mike Mussina, a former Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his successful career with the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees.
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C.
Seaver
Seaver is a surname most notably associated with the fictional family in the American television sitcom "Growing Pains."
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D.
R. A. Dickey
R. A. Dickey is a former Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his mastery of the knuckleball and his standout season with the New York Mets that earned him the National League Cy Young Award.
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E.
David Cone
David Cone is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and five-time World Series champion who now works as a prominent television baseball analyst.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
1977 World Series with Los Angeles Dodgers