The Ballpark at Union Station
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The Ballpark at Union Station is the former name and nickname of Minute Maid Park, the retractable-roof baseball stadium in downtown Houston that incorporates the historic Union Station building into its design.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Ballpark at Union Station canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ballpark at Union Station Context triple: [Minute Maid Park, hasNickname, The Ballpark at Union Station]
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A.
Fair Park Stadium
Fair Park Stadium was the original name of the historic Cotton Bowl, a major American football stadium located in Dallas, Texas.
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B.
Exhibition Stadium
Exhibition Stadium was a multi-purpose outdoor sports venue in Toronto, Canada, best known as the original home of the Toronto Blue Jays before the opening of the SkyDome (now Rogers Centre).
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C.
Deutsche Bank Park
Deutsche Bank Park is a major multi-purpose stadium in Frankfurt, Germany, best known as the home of Eintracht Frankfurt and a host venue for international football and NFL games.
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D.
Bessemer Civic Center
The Bessemer Civic Center is a multi-purpose event and convention venue serving as a hub for community, cultural, and entertainment activities in Bessemer, Alabama.
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E.
McCormick Place
McCormick Place is a massive convention center complex in Chicago and one of the largest and most prominent exhibition facilities in North America.
- 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: The Ballpark at Union Station Target entity description: The Ballpark at Union Station is the former name and nickname of Minute Maid Park, the retractable-roof baseball stadium in downtown Houston that incorporates the historic Union Station building into its design.
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A.
Fair Park Stadium
Fair Park Stadium was the original name of the historic Cotton Bowl, a major American football stadium located in Dallas, Texas.
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B.
Exhibition Stadium
Exhibition Stadium was a multi-purpose outdoor sports venue in Toronto, Canada, best known as the original home of the Toronto Blue Jays before the opening of the SkyDome (now Rogers Centre).
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C.
Deutsche Bank Park
Deutsche Bank Park is a major multi-purpose stadium in Frankfurt, Germany, best known as the home of Eintracht Frankfurt and a host venue for international football and NFL games.
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D.
Bessemer Civic Center
The Bessemer Civic Center is a multi-purpose event and convention venue serving as a hub for community, cultural, and entertainment activities in Bessemer, Alabama.
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E.
McCormick Place
McCormick Place is a massive convention center complex in Chicago and one of the largest and most prominent exhibition facilities in North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball stadium
ⓘ
sports venue ⓘ |
| architect |
HOK Sport
ⓘ
linked to:
HOK Group
Populous ⓘ |
| brokeGround | 1997 ⓘ |
| builtOnSiteOf | former Union Station rail yards ⓘ |
| city | Houston ⓘ |
| climateAdaptation | designed for hot and humid Houston climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currentName | Minute Maid Park ⓘ |
| divisionOfPrimaryTenant | American League West ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Minute Maid Park ⓘ |
| hasAddress | 501 Crawford Street, Houston, Texas ⓘ |
| hasDesignStyle | retro-classic ballpark design ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
downtown skyline views
ⓘ
short left-field porch ⓘ train-themed design elements ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent |
hosted Houston Astros home playoff games
ⓘ
hosted World Series games ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | field oriented toward downtown skyline ⓘ |
| hasRetractableRoofMechanism | three-panel retractable roof ⓘ |
| hasRoofType | retractable roof ⓘ |
| hasScoreboardType | large high-definition video board ⓘ |
| hasSeatingCapacity | approximately 41,000 ⓘ |
| hasSurface | natural grass ⓘ |
| incorporatesBuilding | Union Station (Houston) ⓘ |
| integratesHistoricStructure | Union Station concourse building ⓘ |
| leagueOfPrimaryTenant | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| location |
Houston, Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Houston, Texas, United States
downtown Houston ⓘ |
| nicknameOf | Minute Maid Park ⓘ |
| opened | 2000 ⓘ |
| openedAsName |
Enron Field
ⓘ
linked to:
Reliant Stadium
|
| operator | Houston Astros ⓘ |
| owner | Harris County–Houston Sports Authority ⓘ |
| primaryTenant | Houston Astros ⓘ |
| publicTransitAccess |
METRORail (nearby stations)
ⓘ
linked to:
METRORail light rail
|
| replaced |
Astrodome
ⓘ
linked to:
Harris County Domed Stadium
|
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| subsequentName |
Astros Field
ⓘ
linked to:
Minute Maid Park
|
| usedFor |
Major League Baseball games
ⓘ
concerts ⓘ other sporting events ⓘ |
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Subject: The Ballpark at Union Station Description of subject: The Ballpark at Union Station is the former name and nickname of Minute Maid Park, the retractable-roof baseball stadium in downtown Houston that incorporates the historic Union Station building into its design.
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