Luis Tiant
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Luis Tiant is a former Major League Baseball pitcher, best known for his distinctive delivery and standout seasons in the 1960s and 1970s, particularly with the Boston Red Sox.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Luis Tiant canonical | 5 |
| Luis Tiant Jr. | 3 |
| Luis Clemente Tiant Vega | 1 |
| Luis Tiant Sr. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T441849 — 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: Luis Tiant Context triple: [Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame, notableInductee, Luis Tiant]
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A.
Jim Palmer
Jim Palmer is a Hall of Fame former Baltimore Orioles pitcher who later became a prominent television baseball commentator.
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B.
Sonny Jurgensen
Sonny Jurgensen is a Hall of Fame quarterback best known for his prolific passing career with the Washington franchise in the NFL.
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C.
Sandy Koufax
Sandy Koufax is a Hall of Fame left-handed pitcher widely regarded as one of the most dominant pitchers in Major League Baseball history.
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D.
David Cone
David Cone is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and five-time World Series champion who now works as a prominent television baseball analyst.
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E.
Orel Hershiser
Orel Hershiser is a former Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his record-setting 1988 season and World Series MVP performance with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- 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: Luis Tiant Target entity description: Luis Tiant is a former Major League Baseball pitcher, best known for his distinctive delivery and standout seasons in the 1960s and 1970s, particularly with the Boston Red Sox.
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A.
Jim Palmer
Jim Palmer is a Hall of Fame former Baltimore Orioles pitcher who later became a prominent television baseball commentator.
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B.
Sonny Jurgensen
Sonny Jurgensen is a Hall of Fame quarterback best known for his prolific passing career with the Washington franchise in the NFL.
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C.
Sandy Koufax
Sandy Koufax is a Hall of Fame left-handed pitcher widely regarded as one of the most dominant pitchers in Major League Baseball history.
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D.
David Cone
David Cone is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and five-time World Series champion who now works as a prominent television baseball analyst.
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E.
Orel Hershiser
Orel Hershiser is a former Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his record-setting 1988 season and World Series MVP performance with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball pitcher
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| bats | right ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Cuba ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1940-11-23 ⓘ |
| era |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Afro-Cuban ⓘ |
| familyName | Tiant ⓘ |
| father |
Luis Tiant Sr.
ⓘ
linked to:
Luis Tiant
|
| finalMLBGameDate | 1982-09-04 ⓘ |
| finalMLBTeam |
California Angels
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles Angels
|
| fullName |
Luis Clemente Tiant Vega
ⓘ
linked to:
Luis Tiant
|
| givenName | Luis ⓘ |
| hallOfFameStatus | not in National Baseball Hall of Fame as of 2024 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive pitching delivery
ⓘ
standout seasons in the 1960s and 1970s ⓘ success with the Boston Red Sox ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| MLBDebutDate | 1964-07-19 ⓘ |
| MLBDebutTeam | Cleveland Indians ⓘ |
| nickname | El Tiante ⓘ |
| notableSeason |
1968
ⓘ
1972 ⓘ 1973 ⓘ 1974 ⓘ 1975 ⓘ 1976 ⓘ |
| occupation | professional baseball player ⓘ |
| participatedIn | 1975 World Series ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Havana, Cuba ⓘ |
| playedFor |
Boston Red Sox
ⓘ
California Angels ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles Angels
Cleveland Indians ⓘ Minnesota Twins ⓘ New York Yankees ⓘ Pittsburgh Pirates ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | pitcher ⓘ |
| retired | true ⓘ |
| roleInTeam | starting pitcher ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| teamMostAssociatedWith | Boston Red Sox ⓘ |
| throws | right ⓘ |
| throwsStyle | over-the-top delivery with back-to-batter turn ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Luis Tiant Description of subject: Luis Tiant is a former Major League Baseball pitcher, best known for his distinctive delivery and standout seasons in the 1960s and 1970s, particularly with the Boston Red Sox.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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