Roger Dorn
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Roger Dorn is a fictional, once-lackadaisical veteran third baseman for the Cleveland Indians in the baseball comedy film "Major League."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roger Dorn canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7714263 — 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: Roger Dorn Context triple: [Major League, character, Roger Dorn]
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A.
Richard Rohrer
Richard Rohrer is known primarily as the husband of American physician and Green Party politician Jill Stein.
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B.
George Dern
George Dern was an American politician who served as governor of Utah and later as U.S. Secretary of War under President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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C.
Joe Rohde
Joe Rohde is an American creative executive and former Walt Disney Imagineer best known for leading the design of Disney’s Animal Kingdom and other highly themed, story-driven attractions.
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D.
Jay Gorney
Jay Gorney was an American composer best known for writing socially conscious songs for Broadway and film, including the music for the classic Depression-era anthem "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
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E.
Christopher Lennertz
Christopher Lennertz is an American composer best known for his film, television, and video game scores, including work on major comedies, action films, and popular series like Supernatural.
- 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: Roger Dorn Target entity description: Roger Dorn is a fictional, once-lackadaisical veteran third baseman for the Cleveland Indians in the baseball comedy film "Major League."
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A.
Richard Rohrer
Richard Rohrer is known primarily as the husband of American physician and Green Party politician Jill Stein.
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B.
George Dern
George Dern was an American politician who served as governor of Utah and later as U.S. Secretary of War under President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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C.
Joe Rohde
Joe Rohde is an American creative executive and former Walt Disney Imagineer best known for leading the design of Disney’s Animal Kingdom and other highly themed, story-driven attractions.
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D.
Jay Gorney
Jay Gorney was an American composer best known for writing socially conscious songs for Broadway and film, including the music for the classic Depression-era anthem "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
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E.
Christopher Lennertz
Christopher Lennertz is an American composer best known for his film, television, and video game scores, including work on major comedies, action films, and popular series like Supernatural.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Major League
ⓘ
Major League II ⓘ |
| bats | right-handed ⓘ |
| characterDevelopment |
becomes more team-oriented
ⓘ
improves defensive effort ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
image-conscious
ⓘ
once-lackadaisical ⓘ self-interested ⓘ veteran ⓘ |
| createdBy | David S. Ward ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Major League film series
ⓘ
linked to:
Major League
|
| firstAppearance | Major League ⓘ |
| franchiseRole | team owner in Major League II ⓘ |
| genre | sports comedy ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith |
Jake Taylor
ⓘ
Rachel Phelps ⓘ Ricky Vaughn ⓘ |
| homeField | Cleveland Stadium ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber | 24 ⓘ |
| league | American League ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
comic relief
ⓘ
supporting protagonist ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableAction |
confronts team owner Rachel Phelps
ⓘ
initially avoids fielding ground balls to protect his contract ⓘ punches Ricky Vaughn in the locker room before the playoff game ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
focus on endorsement deals
ⓘ
wealthy lifestyle ⓘ |
| occupation | baseball player ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Corbin Bernsen ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | third baseman ⓘ |
| roleInTeam | veteran leader ⓘ |
| setting |
Cleveland, Ohio
ⓘ
linked to:
Cleveland
|
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| team | Cleveland Indians ⓘ |
| throws | right-handed ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roger Dorn Description of subject: Roger Dorn is a fictional, once-lackadaisical veteran third baseman for the Cleveland Indians in the baseball comedy film "Major League."
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.