World Baseball Classic

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international baseball tournament world championship in baseball

The World Baseball Classic is an international baseball tournament featuring national teams from around the globe, widely regarded as the sport’s premier world championship event.

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All labels observed (19)

Label	Occurrences
World Baseball Classic canonical	41
2013 World Baseball Classic	10
2017 World Baseball Classic	10
2006 World Baseball Classic	9
2023 World Baseball Classic	7
2009 World Baseball Classic	6
World Baseball Classic games	5
2023 World Baseball Classic final	2
2023 World Baseball Classic championship	1
Baseball World Cup	1
Introduction of the World Baseball Classic	1
World Baseball Classic (Japan coverage, selected years)	1
World Baseball Classic 2006	1
World Baseball Classic 2009	1
World Baseball Classic 2013	1
World Baseball Classic Qualifiers	1
World Baseball Classic champions 2017	1
World Baseball Classic championship trophy	1
ワールド・ベースボール・クラシック	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T49243 — 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: World Baseball Classic
Context triple: [Major League Baseball, organizes, World Baseball Classic]

A. MLB All-Star Game
The MLB All-Star Game is an annual midseason exhibition in which the best players from Major League Baseball’s American and National Leagues compete in a showcase matchup.
B. World Series
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball in North America, determining the league's overall champion.
C. MLB playoffs
The MLB playoffs are the postseason elimination tournament in Major League Baseball that determines the league’s annual World Series champion.
D. 2018 World Series
The 2018 World Series was Major League Baseball’s championship series in which the Boston Red Sox defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the title.
E. NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament is the annual national championship playoff for top-tier U.S. college baseball teams, culminating in the College World Series.
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: World Baseball Classic
Target entity description: The World Baseball Classic is an international baseball tournament featuring national teams from around the globe, widely regarded as the sport’s premier world championship event.

A. MLB All-Star Game
The MLB All-Star Game is an annual midseason exhibition in which the best players from Major League Baseball’s American and National Leagues compete in a showcase matchup.
B. World Series
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball in North America, determining the league's overall champion.
C. MLB playoffs
The MLB playoffs are the postseason elimination tournament in Major League Baseball that determines the league’s annual World Series champion.
D. 2018 World Series
The 2018 World Series was Major League Baseball’s championship series in which the Boston Red Sox defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the title.
E. NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament is the annual national championship playoff for top-tier U.S. college baseball teams, culminating in the College World Series.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international baseball tournament ⓘ world championship in baseball ⓘ
2006Champion	Japan national baseball team ⓘ
2009Champion	Japan national baseball team ⓘ
2013Champion	Dominican Republic national baseball team ⓘ
2017Champion	United States national baseball team ⓘ
2023Finalist	Japan national baseball team ⓘ United States national baseball team ⓘ
2023MVP	Shohei Ohtani ⓘ
allowsMLBPlayers	true ⓘ
continentScope	worldwide ⓘ
firstEditionYear	2006 ⓘ
format	national team tournament ⓘ
founder	Major League Baseball ⓘ Major League Baseball Players Association ⓘ
frequency	quadrennial ⓘ
gender	men ⓘ
governingBody	World Baseball Softball Confederation ⓘ
hasEdition	2006 World Baseball Classic ⓘ linked to: World Baseball Classic 2009 World Baseball Classic ⓘ linked to: World Baseball Classic 2013 World Baseball Classic ⓘ linked to: World Baseball Classic 2017 World Baseball Classic ⓘ linked to: World Baseball Classic 2023 World Baseball Classic ⓘ linked to: World Baseball Classic
hasMercyRule	true ⓘ
hasPitchCountLimits	true ⓘ
inception	2006 ⓘ
languageOfOfficialName	English ⓘ
mostRecentChampion	Japan national baseball team ⓘ
mostRecentEdition	2023 World Baseball Classic ⓘ linked to: World Baseball Classic
mostTitlesCount	3 ⓘ
mostTitlesTeam	Japan national baseball team ⓘ
numberOfTeamsIn2017	16 ⓘ
numberOfTeamsIn2023	20 ⓘ
officialAbbreviation	WBC ⓘ
organizer	Major League Baseball ⓘ Major League Baseball Players Association ⓘ World Baseball Softball Confederation ⓘ
participantsType	national baseball teams ⓘ
primaryVenueRegion	Asia ⓘ North America ⓘ
qualificationSystem	World Baseball Classic Qualifiers ⓘ linked to: World Baseball Classic
recognizedAs	official world championship of baseball ⓘ
recognizedBy	International Olympic Committee ⓘ
replaced	Baseball World Cup ⓘ linked to: World Baseball Classic
replacedAsTopEvent	Baseball World Cup ⓘ
sport	baseball ⓘ
sportFormat	professional baseball ⓘ
televisionCoverageRegion	global ⓘ
usesDesignatedHitterRule	true ⓘ
website	https://www.worldbaseballclassic.com/ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited