Edgar Martínez Award
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The Edgar Martínez Award is Major League Baseball’s annual honor given to the most outstanding designated hitter in the American League.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edgar Martínez Award canonical | 6 |
| Outstanding Designated Hitter Award | 2 |
| Edgar Martinez Award | 1 |
| Outstanding Designated Hitter of the Year Award | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Edgar Martínez Award Context triple: [David Ortiz, awardReceived, Edgar Martínez Award]
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A.
Silver Slugger Award
The Silver Slugger Award is an annual Major League Baseball honor given to the best offensive players at each position in both the American and National Leagues.
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B.
Baseball America College Player of the Year Award
The Baseball America College Player of the Year Award is an annual honor presented by Baseball America magazine to recognize the top-performing player in NCAA Division I college baseball.
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C.
World Series Most Valuable Player Award
The World Series Most Valuable Player Award is an annual Major League Baseball honor given to the player judged to have delivered the most outstanding performance in the World Series championship.
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D.
Golden Spikes Award
The Golden Spikes Award is an annual honor given to the top amateur baseball player in the United States, widely regarded as the sport’s most prestigious amateur accolade.
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E.
Gold Glove Award
The Gold Glove Award is a prestigious Major League Baseball honor given annually to players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performance at each position.
- 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: Edgar Martínez Award Target entity description: The Edgar Martínez Award is Major League Baseball’s annual honor given to the most outstanding designated hitter in the American League.
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A.
Silver Slugger Award
The Silver Slugger Award is an annual Major League Baseball honor given to the best offensive players at each position in both the American and National Leagues.
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B.
Baseball America College Player of the Year Award
The Baseball America College Player of the Year Award is an annual honor presented by Baseball America magazine to recognize the top-performing player in NCAA Division I college baseball.
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C.
World Series Most Valuable Player Award
The World Series Most Valuable Player Award is an annual Major League Baseball honor given to the player judged to have delivered the most outstanding performance in the World Series championship.
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D.
Golden Spikes Award
The Golden Spikes Award is an annual honor given to the top amateur baseball player in the United States, widely regarded as the sport’s most prestigious amateur accolade.
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E.
Gold Glove Award
The Gold Glove Award is a prestigious Major League Baseball honor given annually to players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performance at each position.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball award
ⓘ
baseball award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
DH of the Year Award
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Outstanding Designated Hitter of the Year Award ⓘ
linked to:
Edgar Martínez Award
|
| associatedLeagueRuleAdoption | American League designated hitter adoption in 1973 ⓘ |
| associatedWithRule | designated hitter rule ⓘ |
| awardingOrganizationType | professional sports league ⓘ |
| category |
American League awards
ⓘ
linked to:
Major League Baseball awards
Awards established in 1973 ⓘ Major League Baseball trophies and awards ⓘ |
| competition | American League ⓘ |
| confersTitle | Outstanding Designated Hitter of the Year ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| eligibility |
American League players
ⓘ
designated hitters ⓘ |
| firstWinner | Orlando Cepeda ⓘ |
| firstWinnerSeason | 1973 MLB season ⓘ |
| firstWinnerTeam | Boston Red Sox ⓘ |
| formerName |
Outstanding Designated Hitter Award
ⓘ
linked to:
Edgar Martínez Award
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| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genderEligibility | male players ⓘ |
| givenFor | most outstanding designated hitter ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Office of the Commissioner of Baseball
ⓘ
linked to:
Commissioner of Baseball
|
| honorsCareerOf | Edgar Martínez ⓘ |
| inception | 1973 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| level | major league ⓘ |
| mostAwardsByPlayer | David Ortiz ⓘ |
| mostAwardsByPlayerCount | 8 ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Edgar Martínez
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Edgar Martínez (Seattle Mariners designated hitter) ⓘ |
| namedForAchievement | excellence at the designated hitter position ⓘ |
| notableMultipleWinners |
David Ortiz
ⓘ
Don Baylor ⓘ Edgar Martínez ⓘ Harold Baines ⓘ Paul Molitor ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.mlb.com ⓘ |
| partOf |
Major League Baseball season awards
ⓘ
linked to:
Major League Baseball awards
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| position | designated hitter ⓘ |
| presenter | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| renamedInHonorOf | Edgar Martínez ⓘ |
| renamedInYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| scope | regular season performance ⓘ |
| selectionBasis | offensive performance as designated hitter ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| sportLevel | top professional baseball in North America ⓘ |
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subject linked to:
Edgar Martínez (Seattle Mariners designated hitter)
subject linked to:
Edgar Martínez (Seattle Mariners designated hitter)
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