Joe Maddon
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Joe Maddon is a highly regarded Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the Chicago Cubs to their first World Series championship in 108 years in 2016.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joe Maddon canonical | 17 |
| Joe “Skip” Maddon | 1 |
| Joseph John Maddon Jr. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T144846 — 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: Joe Maddon Context triple: [Chicago Cubs, notableManager, Joe Maddon]
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A.
Dave Martinez
Dave Martinez is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and the World Series–winning manager of the Washington Nationals.
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B.
Terry Francona
Terry Francona is a highly respected Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the Boston Red Sox to two World Series championships and helping end the franchise’s 86-year title drought.
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C.
Tony La Russa
Tony La Russa is a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball manager best known for his long, successful tenures with the Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals, with whom he won multiple World Series titles.
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D.
Dave Dombrowski
Dave Dombrowski is a veteran Major League Baseball executive known for building multiple pennant- and World Series–contending teams with several franchises.
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E.
Mike Rizzo
Mike Rizzo is an American baseball executive best known for building the Washington Nationals into a World Series–winning franchise through his leadership in scouting, player development, and roster construction.
- 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: Joe Maddon Target entity description: Joe Maddon is a highly regarded Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the Chicago Cubs to their first World Series championship in 108 years in 2016.
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A.
Dave Martinez
Dave Martinez is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and the World Series–winning manager of the Washington Nationals.
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B.
Terry Francona
Terry Francona is a highly respected Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the Boston Red Sox to two World Series championships and helping end the franchise’s 86-year title drought.
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C.
Tony La Russa
Tony La Russa is a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball manager best known for his long, successful tenures with the Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals, with whom he won multiple World Series titles.
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D.
Dave Dombrowski
Dave Dombrowski is a veteran Major League Baseball executive known for building multiple pennant- and World Series–contending teams with several franchises.
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E.
Mike Rizzo
Mike Rizzo is an American baseball executive best known for building the Washington Nationals into a World Series–winning franchise through his leadership in scouting, player development, and roster construction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball manager
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baseball manager ⓘ human ⓘ |
| almaMater | Lafayette College ⓘ |
| awarded |
American League Manager of the Year
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National League Manager of the Year ⓘ |
| bats | right ⓘ |
| bookAuthor | The Book of Joe: Trying Not to Suck at Baseball and Life ⓘ |
| coAuthorWith | Tom Verducci ⓘ |
| collegeSportPlayed | baseball ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1954-02-08 ⓘ |
| endedChampionshipDrought | Chicago Cubs, 108 years ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Italian-American ⓘ |
| familyName | Maddon ⓘ |
| fullName |
Joe Maddon
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Joseph John Maddon Jr.
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| givenName | Joseph ⓘ |
| jerseyNumberAsManager | 70 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
innovative in-game strategies
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leading Chicago Cubs to 2016 World Series championship ⓘ player-friendly clubhouse culture ⓘ use of defensive shifts ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| ledTeamToWorldSeriesTitle | Chicago Cubs, 2016 ⓘ |
| managedLeaguePennantWinner |
Chicago Cubs, 2016
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Tampa Bay Rays, 2008 ⓘ |
| managedTeam |
Chicago Cubs
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Los Angeles Angels ⓘ Tampa Bay Rays ⓘ |
| managerOfTheYearAwards | 3 ⓘ |
| notableGame |
2016 World Series
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surface form:
2016 World Series Game 7
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| occupation |
baseball coach
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baseball manager ⓘ professional baseball player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | West Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ |
| playedPosition | catcher ⓘ |
| previouslyCoachedFor |
Anaheim Angels (coach)
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Los Angeles Angels ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles Angels (coach)
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| styleOfManagement |
analytics-friendly
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unconventional lineups ⓘ |
| teamManagedFrom |
Chicago Cubs, 2015
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Los Angeles Angels, 2020 ⓘ Tampa Bay Rays, 2006 ⓘ |
| teamManagedTo |
Chicago Cubs, 2019
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Los Angeles Angels, 2022 ⓘ Tampa Bay Rays, 2014 ⓘ |
| throws | right ⓘ |
| wonWorldSeriesAsCoach | Anaheim Angels, 2002 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joe Maddon Description of subject: Joe Maddon is a highly regarded Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the Chicago Cubs to their first World Series championship in 108 years in 2016.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Joseph John Maddon Jr.
subject surface form:
West Hazleton, Pennsylvania
this entity surface form:
Joe “Skip” Maddon