Felix Hernandez
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Félix Hernández is a Venezuelan former Major League Baseball pitcher renowned for his dominant tenure with the Seattle Mariners, highlighted by a Cy Young Award and a perfect game.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Felix Hernandez canonical | 3 |
| Félix Abraham Hernández | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T980626 — 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: Felix Hernandez Context triple: [Seattle Mariners, notablePlayer, Felix Hernandez]
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A.
Roy Halladay
Roy Halladay was an American Major League Baseball pitcher and two-time Cy Young Award winner renowned for his dominance with the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies, including throwing a postseason no-hitter.
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B.
Cliff Lee
Cliff Lee is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher best known for his dominant control, Cy Young Award-winning 2008 season, and standout postseason performances.
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C.
Madison Bumgarner
Madison Bumgarner is an American left-handed pitcher best known for his dominant postseason performances with the San Francisco Giants, where he became one of the most celebrated clutch pitchers in modern baseball history.
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D.
Cole Hamels
Cole Hamels is an American left-handed pitcher best known for starring with the Philadelphia Phillies, including winning the 2008 World Series MVP.
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E.
Derek Lowe
Derek Lowe is a former Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his key role in the Boston Red Sox’s early-2000s success, including their historic 2004 postseason run.
- 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: Felix Hernandez Target entity description: Félix Hernández is a Venezuelan former Major League Baseball pitcher renowned for his dominant tenure with the Seattle Mariners, highlighted by a Cy Young Award and a perfect game.
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A.
Roy Halladay
Roy Halladay was an American Major League Baseball pitcher and two-time Cy Young Award winner renowned for his dominance with the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies, including throwing a postseason no-hitter.
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B.
Cliff Lee
Cliff Lee is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher best known for his dominant control, Cy Young Award-winning 2008 season, and standout postseason performances.
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C.
Madison Bumgarner
Madison Bumgarner is an American left-handed pitcher best known for his dominant postseason performances with the San Francisco Giants, where he became one of the most celebrated clutch pitchers in modern baseball history.
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D.
Cole Hamels
Cole Hamels is an American left-handed pitcher best known for starring with the Philadelphia Phillies, including winning the 2008 World Series MVP.
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E.
Derek Lowe
Derek Lowe is a former Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his key role in the Boston Red Sox’s early-2000s success, including their historic 2004 postseason run.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball player
ⓘ
human ⓘ pitcher ⓘ |
| allStarSelections | 6 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Cy Young Award
ⓘ
surface form:
American League Cy Young Award
MLB All-Star ⓘ
surface form:
MLB All-Star selection
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| bats | right ⓘ |
| careerERA | 3.42 ⓘ |
| careerStrikeouts | 2524 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Venezuela ⓘ |
| CyYoungAward |
Cy Young Award
ⓘ
surface form:
2010 American League Cy Young Award
|
| dateOfBirth | 1986-04-08 ⓘ |
| eraTitle | American League ERA leader 2010 ⓘ |
| familyName | Hernández ⓘ |
| finalMLBGameDate | 2019-09-26 ⓘ |
| finalMLBTeam | Seattle Mariners ⓘ |
| fullName |
Felix Hernandez
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Félix Abraham Hernández
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| givenName |
Felix
ⓘ
surface form:
Félix
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| hallOfFameEligibility | not yet inducted into National Baseball Hall of Fame as of 2024 ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber | 34 ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| minorLeagueTeam |
Everett AquaSox
ⓘ
San Antonio Missions ⓘ Tacoma Rainiers ⓘ Wisconsin Timber Rattlers ⓘ |
| MLBDebutDate | 2005-08-04 ⓘ |
| MLBDebutTeam | Seattle Mariners ⓘ |
| nickname | King Félix ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
pitched the first perfect game in Seattle Mariners history
ⓘ
youngest pitcher to reach 1,000 strikeouts in Seattle Mariners history ⓘ |
| perfectGameOpponent | Tampa Bay Rays ⓘ |
| perfectGameScore | 1–0 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela
ⓘ
surface form:
Valencia, Venezuela
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| playedFor | Seattle Mariners ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | starting pitcher ⓘ |
| retiredFrom | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| retirementStatus | former professional baseball pitcher ⓘ |
| signedAs | international free agent ⓘ |
| signedByTeam | Seattle Mariners ⓘ |
| signedYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| team | Seattle Mariners ⓘ |
| teamRecord |
most innings pitched in Seattle Mariners history
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most strikeouts in Seattle Mariners history ⓘ |
| threwPerfectGame | 2012-08-15 ⓘ |
| throws | right ⓘ |
| winLossRecord | 169–136 ⓘ |
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: Felix Hernandez Description of subject: Félix Hernández is a Venezuelan former Major League Baseball pitcher renowned for his dominant tenure with the Seattle Mariners, highlighted by a Cy Young Award and a perfect game.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Félix Abraham Hernández