American League Wild Card Game
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The American League Wild Card Game is a single-elimination Major League Baseball postseason matchup that determines which wild card team advances in the American League playoffs.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American League Wild Card | 2 |
| American League Wild Card Game canonical | 2 |
| MLB Wild Card Game | 2 |
| 2014 American League Wild Card Game | 1 |
| 2015 American League Wild Card Game | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1875271 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: American League Wild Card Game Context triple: [American League Wild Card team, participatesIn, American League Wild Card Game]
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A.
American League Wild Card Series
The American League Wild Card Series is a best-of-three postseason playoff round in Major League Baseball that determines which wild card teams advance further in the American League playoffs.
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B.
American League Championship Series
The American League Championship Series is Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven playoff round that determines the American League pennant winner and World Series participant.
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C.
National League Wild Card Series
The National League Wild Card Series is a best-of-three postseason playoff round in Major League Baseball that determines which National League wild card teams advance deeper into the playoffs.
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D.
American League Division Series
The American League Division Series is a Major League Baseball postseason round that determines which American League teams advance toward the league championship and ultimately the World Series.
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E.
National League Championship Series
The National League Championship Series is Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven playoff series that determines the National League champion and one of the two teams that advance to the World Series.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: American League Wild Card Game Target entity description: The American League Wild Card Game is a single-elimination Major League Baseball postseason matchup that determines which wild card team advances in the American League playoffs.
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A.
American League Wild Card Series
The American League Wild Card Series is a best-of-three postseason playoff round in Major League Baseball that determines which wild card teams advance further in the American League playoffs.
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B.
American League Championship Series
The American League Championship Series is Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven playoff round that determines the American League pennant winner and World Series participant.
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C.
National League Wild Card Series
The National League Wild Card Series is a best-of-three postseason playoff round in Major League Baseball that determines which National League wild card teams advance deeper into the playoffs.
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D.
American League Division Series
The American League Division Series is a Major League Baseball postseason round that determines which American League teams advance toward the league championship and ultimately the World Series.
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E.
National League Championship Series
The National League Championship Series is Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven playoff series that determines the National League champion and one of the two teams that advance to the World Series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball postseason game
ⓘ
single-elimination game ⓘ |
| advancesToRound | Division Series ⓘ |
| advancingTeamQualifiesFor | ALDS ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
AL Wild Card Game
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linked to:
Wild Card Game
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| associatedWithOrganization |
American League of Professional Baseball Clubs
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linked to:
American League
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| broadcastIn |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| competitionLevel | top-tier North American professional baseball ⓘ |
| competitionScope | professional ⓘ |
| competitionType | wild card game ⓘ |
| confederation |
MLB
ⓘ
linked to:
Major League Baseball
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| decides | which AL wild card team advances ⓘ |
| determinesQualificationFor | American League Division Series ⓘ |
| eligibility |
American League wild card teams
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linked to:
American League Wild Card teams
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| eligibilityRule | non-division-winning teams with best records in American League ⓘ |
| era | modern MLB postseason format era ⓘ |
| firstSeasonPlayed | 2012 ⓘ |
| format | single-elimination ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| gender | men ⓘ |
| governingRules | Official Baseball Rules ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
one team advances in postseason
ⓘ
one team eliminated from postseason ⓘ |
| homeFieldAdvantageCriteria | better regular-season record among wild card teams ⓘ |
| inception | 2012 ⓘ |
| introducedInSeason | 2012 MLB season ⓘ |
| lastSeasonAsSingleGame | 2019 ⓘ |
| league | American League ⓘ |
| level | major league ⓘ |
| locationType | home ballpark of higher-seeded wild card team ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 2 ⓘ |
| organizer | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| overtimeRule | extra innings if tied after nine innings ⓘ |
| parallelEvent | National League Wild Card Game ⓘ |
| partOf |
MLB Wild Card Game
ⓘ
linked to:
American League Wild Card Game
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| playoffRoundName | Wild Card Game ⓘ |
| postseasonStageOf |
American League playoffs
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linked to:
American League postseason
MLB postseason ⓘ
linked to:
MLB playoffs
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| replacedBy | American League Wild Card Series ⓘ |
| replacedByFormat | best-of-three Wild Card Series ⓘ |
| seasonPhase | postseason ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| status | discontinued as single game after playoff expansion ⓘ |
| teamSport | yes ⓘ |
| tieBreakerUsage | head-to-head and other MLB tiebreaker rules for seeding ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: American League Wild Card Game Description of subject: The American League Wild Card Game is a single-elimination Major League Baseball postseason matchup that determines which wild card team advances in the American League playoffs.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
American League Wild Card teams
linked to: American League Wild Card Game
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