Metropolitan Stadium
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Metropolitan Stadium was a former outdoor sports venue in Bloomington, Minnesota, best known as the longtime home of Major League Baseball’s Minnesota Twins and the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings before its demolition in the 1980s.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan Stadium canonical | 26 |
| Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington | 1 |
| Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1345067 — 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: Metropolitan Stadium Context triple: [Minnesota Twins, formerHomeBallpark, Metropolitan Stadium]
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A.
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome was a domed multi-purpose stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, best known as the former home of the Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Vikings.
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B.
Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium was a historic multi-purpose sports venue in Baltimore, Maryland, that hosted professional football and baseball teams before being replaced by more modern facilities.
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C.
Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium is the primary football stadium of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, known for hosting the Illinois Fighting Illini home games.
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D.
Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium is a college football stadium in Berkeley, California, serving as the home field of the University of California, Berkeley Golden Bears.
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E.
U.S. Bank Stadium
U.S. Bank Stadium is a large, modern indoor football stadium in downtown Minneapolis that serves as the home of the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings and a major venue for sports and entertainment events.
- 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: Metropolitan Stadium Target entity description: Metropolitan Stadium was a former outdoor sports venue in Bloomington, Minnesota, best known as the longtime home of Major League Baseball’s Minnesota Twins and the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings before its demolition in the 1980s.
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A.
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome was a domed multi-purpose stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, best known as the former home of the Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Vikings.
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B.
Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium is the primary football stadium of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, known for hosting the Illinois Fighting Illini home games.
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C.
Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium was a historic multi-purpose sports venue in Baltimore, Maryland, that hosted professional football and baseball teams before being replaced by more modern facilities.
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D.
Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium is a college football stadium in Berkeley, California, serving as the home field of the University of California, Berkeley Golden Bears.
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E.
U.S. Bank Stadium
U.S. Bank Stadium is a large, modern indoor football stadium in downtown Minneapolis that serves as the home of the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings and a major venue for sports and entertainment events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football stadium
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baseball stadium ⓘ sports stadium ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bloomington Stadium
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The Met ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | open-air multi-purpose stadium ⓘ |
| capacityBaseball | about 45,000 ⓘ |
| capacityFootball | about 48,000 ⓘ |
| category |
Defunct Major League Baseball venues
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Defunct National Football League venues ⓘ Demolished sports venues in Minnesota ⓘ |
| city | Bloomington ⓘ |
| closed | 1981 ⓘ |
| constructionStarted | 1955 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| demolished | 1985 ⓘ |
| demolitionDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| feature |
outdoor seating bowl
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scoreboard in left field ⓘ |
| formerName |
Bloomington Municipal Stadium
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linked to:
Bloomington Stadium
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| homeTeam |
Minnesota Kicks
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Minnesota Twins ⓘ Minnesota Vikings ⓘ |
| hostedTeamFrom |
Minnesota Kicks 1976–1981
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Minnesota Twins 1961–1981 ⓘ Minnesota Vikings 1961–1981 ⓘ |
| location | Bloomington, Minnesota ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
first Minnesota Twins home game in 1961
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first Minnesota Vikings home game in 1961 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
home plate location commemorated inside Mall of America
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seat marking Harmon Killebrew home run distance in Mall of America ⓘ |
| opened | 1956 ⓘ |
| ownership | publicly owned ⓘ |
| postDemolitionSiteUse | Mall of America ⓘ |
| primaryUse | baseball ⓘ |
| reasonForReplacement | desire for indoor, climate-controlled stadium ⓘ |
| region |
Twin Cities metropolitan area
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linked to:
Minneapolis–Saint Paul
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| replacedBy | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome ⓘ |
| secondaryUse | American football ⓘ |
| servedMetropolitanArea | Minneapolis–Saint Paul ⓘ |
| state | Minnesota ⓘ |
| surface | natural grass ⓘ |
| tenantLeague |
Major League Baseball
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National Football League ⓘ North American Soccer League ⓘ
linked to:
North American Soccer League (1968–1984)
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Metropolitan Stadium Description of subject: Metropolitan Stadium was a former outdoor sports venue in Bloomington, Minnesota, best known as the longtime home of Major League Baseball’s Minnesota Twins and the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings before its demolition in the 1980s.
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Chicago Bears–Minnesota Vikings rivalry
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formerHomeStadiumOfMinnesotaVikings
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Metropolitan Stadium
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subject linked to:
The Purple People Eaters era defense
linked to: Metropolitan Stadium
subject linked to:
Twins
subject linked to:
Minnesota Kicks in NASL
subject linked to:
Minnesota Kicks in NASL
linked to: Metropolitan Stadium