Major League Baseball teams

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baseball team professional sports team

Major League Baseball teams are professional baseball franchises in North America that compete at the highest level of the sport in the American and National Leagues.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Major League Baseball teams canonical	11
Major League Baseball clubs	8
MLB clubs	3
Major League Baseball organizations	3
American League franchises	1
American League member clubs	1
MLB teams	1
Major League Baseball franchises	1
World Series teams	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4045789 — 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: Major League Baseball teams
Context triple: [Grapefruit League, usedBy, Major League Baseball teams]

A. Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the premier professional baseball organization in North America, comprising teams from the United States and Canada and representing the highest level of play in the sport.
B. Major League Baseball owners
Major League Baseball owners are individuals or ownership groups that hold controlling financial and operational stakes in MLB franchises, shaping league governance, team management, and the overall direction of professional baseball in North America.
C. National League of Professional Baseball Clubs
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs is the oldest existing major league in American professional baseball and one of the two leagues that make up Major League Baseball.
D. Major League Baseball venues
Major League Baseball venues are the professional baseball stadiums across the United States and Canada that host MLB teams’ home games and related events.
E. National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues was the longtime governing body for Minor League Baseball in the United States and Canada, overseeing its leagues and teams from 1901 until its reorganization in 2021.
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: Major League Baseball teams
Target entity description: Major League Baseball teams are professional baseball franchises in North America that compete at the highest level of the sport in the American and National Leagues.

A. Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the premier professional baseball organization in North America, comprising teams from the United States and Canada and representing the highest level of play in the sport.
B. Major League Baseball owners
Major League Baseball owners are individuals or ownership groups that hold controlling financial and operational stakes in MLB franchises, shaping league governance, team management, and the overall direction of professional baseball in North America.
C. National League of Professional Baseball Clubs
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs is the oldest existing major league in American professional baseball and one of the two leagues that make up Major League Baseball.
D. Major League Baseball venues
Major League Baseball venues are the professional baseball stadiums across the United States and Canada that host MLB teams’ home games and related events.
E. National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues was the longtime governing body for Minor League Baseball in the United States and Canada, overseeing its leagues and teams from 1901 until its reorganization in 2021.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	baseball team ⓘ professional sports team ⓘ
broadcastsOn	local radio station ⓘ regional sports network ⓘ
competitionLevel	highest level of professional baseball in North America ⓘ major league ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
draftsFrom	Major League Baseball Draft ⓘ linked to: MLB Draft
employs	Major League Baseball player ⓘ coaching staff ⓘ front office staff ⓘ general manager ⓘ manager ⓘ
foundedBy	franchise owner ⓘ
governingBody	Major League Baseball ⓘ
hasAffiliation	Double-A affiliate ⓘ High-A affiliate ⓘ Minor League Baseball team ⓘ Single-A affiliate ⓘ Triple-A affiliate ⓘ
hasPart	26-man active roster ⓘ 40-man roster ⓘ
hasRivalryType	divisional rivalry ⓘ geographic rivalry ⓘ interleague rivalry ⓘ
hasSeasonType	postseason ⓘ regular season ⓘ
homeVenueType	baseball park ⓘ stadium ⓘ
league	Major League Baseball ⓘ
memberOf	North American professional sports franchise system ⓘ
participatesIn	Division Series ⓘ League Championship Series ⓘ Major League Baseball season ⓘ Wild Card Series ⓘ World Series ⓘ
playsInLeague	American League ⓘ National League ⓘ
region	North America ⓘ
regulatedBy	MLB Collective Bargaining Agreement ⓘ
revenueSource	broadcast rights ⓘ merchandise sales ⓘ sponsorships ⓘ ticket sales ⓘ
rosterLimitRegularSeason	26 players (standard active roster size in recent seasons) ⓘ
rosterLimitSeptember	expanded roster limit (larger than standard active roster) ⓘ
seasonGameCount	162 regular-season games (modern era standard) ⓘ
sport	baseball ⓘ
subjectTo	luxury tax ⓘ revenue sharing ⓘ

How these facts were elicited