Ben Zobrist
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ben Zobrist canonical | 9 |
| Benjamin Thomas Zobrist | 1 |
| Julianna Zobrist | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T144858 — 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: Ben Zobrist Context triple: [Chicago Cubs, 2016WorldSeriesMVP, Ben Zobrist]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball player
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human ⓘ professional baseball player ⓘ |
| allStarSelection |
2009 MLB All-Star Game
ⓘ
linked to:
MLB All-Star Game
2013 MLB All-Star Game ⓘ
linked to:
MLB All-Star Game
2016 MLB All-Star Game ⓘ
linked to:
MLB All-Star Game
|
| awardReceived |
2016 World Series Most Valuable Player Award
ⓘ
linked to:
World Series Most Valuable Player Award
|
| bats | switch ⓘ |
| collegeAttended |
Dallas Baptist University
ⓘ
Olivet Nazarene University ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1981-05-26 ⓘ |
| draftedBy | Houston Astros ⓘ |
| draftRound | 6th round ⓘ |
| draftYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| familyName | Zobrist ⓘ |
| finalMLBgameDate | 2019-09-28 ⓘ |
| finalMLBteam | Chicago Cubs ⓘ |
| fullName |
Benjamin Thomas Zobrist
ⓘ
linked to:
Ben Zobrist
|
| givenName | Benjamin ⓘ |
| knownFor |
clutch postseason performances
ⓘ
positional versatility ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| MLBdebutDate | 2006-08-01 ⓘ |
| MLBdebutTeam |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
ⓘ
linked to:
Tampa Bay Rays
|
| notableAchievement |
hit go-ahead RBI double in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series
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key contributor to the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series championship ⓘ key contributor to the Kansas City Royals 2015 World Series championship ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation | baseball player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Eureka, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| playedFor |
Chicago Cubs
ⓘ
Kansas City Royals ⓘ Oakland Athletics ⓘ Tampa Bay Devil Rays ⓘ
linked to:
Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay Rays ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
outfielder
ⓘ
second baseman ⓘ shortstop ⓘ utility player ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| retired | true ⓘ |
| spouse |
Julianna Zobrist
ⓘ
linked to:
Ben Zobrist
|
| throws | right ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesChampion |
2015
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2016 ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesTeam |
Chicago Cubs
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Kansas City Royals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ben Zobrist Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ben Zobrist
linked to: Ben Zobrist
subject linked to:
Eureka, Illinois, United States
subject linked to:
Eureka, Illinois, United States