Jeffrey Maier
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Jeffrey Maier is the baseball fan best known for reaching over the outfield wall during a 1996 American League Championship Series game at Yankee Stadium, an infamous interference incident that helped the New York Yankees and became a major MLB controversy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jeffrey Maier canonical | 3 |
| Jeff Maier | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6666431 — 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)
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Target entity: Jeffrey Maier Context triple: [Jeffrey Maier interference play, fanInvolved, Jeffrey Maier]
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A.
Kevin Riepl
Kevin Riepl is an American composer best known for his atmospheric scores for films and video games, including work on titles like Gears of War and various horror and sci-fi projects.
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B.
Kevin Nolting
Kevin Nolting is an American film editor best known for his work on Pixar animated features, including the Academy Award-winning film "Up."
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C.
John Eisendrath
John Eisendrath is a television writer and producer best known for his work on series such as "The Blacklist" and "Alias."
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D.
Brian Roettinger
Brian Roettinger is an American graphic designer and art director known for his innovative work in music packaging and visual identities for prominent artists and brands.
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E.
Todd Rittmann
Todd Rittmann is an American guitarist and songwriter best known for his work in experimental and noise rock bands such as U.S. Maple and Dead Rider.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Jeffrey Maier Target entity description: Jeffrey Maier is the baseball fan best known for reaching over the outfield wall during a 1996 American League Championship Series game at Yankee Stadium, an infamous interference incident that helped the New York Yankees and became a major MLB controversy.
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A.
Kevin Riepl
Kevin Riepl is an American composer best known for his atmospheric scores for films and video games, including work on titles like Gears of War and various horror and sci-fi projects.
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B.
Kevin Nolting
Kevin Nolting is an American film editor best known for his work on Pixar animated features, including the Academy Award-winning film "Up."
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C.
John Eisendrath
John Eisendrath is a television writer and producer best known for his work on series such as "The Blacklist" and "Alias."
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D.
Brian Roettinger
Brian Roettinger is an American graphic designer and art director known for his innovative work in music packaging and visual identities for prominent artists and brands.
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E.
Todd Rittmann
Todd Rittmann is an American guitarist and songwriter best known for his work in experimental and noise rock bands such as U.S. Maple and Dead Rider.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball fan
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| almaMater | Wesleyan University ⓘ |
| appearedIn | television segments revisiting the 1996 ALCS incident ⓘ |
| aspiredTo | work in Major League Baseball front office ⓘ |
| associatedWith | New York metropolitan area sports culture ⓘ |
| attendedHighSchool | Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan ⓘ |
| bats | right ⓘ |
| caused | controversial home run call by umpire Rich Garcia ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1984-09-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Wesleyan University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans ⓘ |
| eventDate | 1996-10-09 ⓘ |
| eventLocation | Yankee Stadium ⓘ |
| fanOf | New York Yankees ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| grewUpIn |
Old Tappan, New Jersey
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Tappan, New Jersey, United States
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| hasBeenInterviewedBy |
ESPN
ⓘ
YES Network ⓘ |
| hasLifelongInterestIn | baseball ⓘ |
| hasSibling | younger brother ⓘ |
| impactOn |
Major League Baseball discussions about fan interference rules
ⓘ
momentum shift in 1996 ALCS in favor of New York Yankees ⓘ |
| interferedWithPlayOf | Derek Jeter fly ball ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
1996 American League Championship Series
ⓘ
Game 1 of the 1996 American League Championship Series ⓘ |
| jerseyNumberInCollege | 20 ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Jeff Maier
ⓘ
linked to:
Jeffrey Maier
|
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| laterWorkedIn |
sports management
ⓘ
sports marketing ⓘ |
| name | Jeffrey Maier ⓘ |
| notableFor |
1996 American League Championship Series interference incident
ⓘ
linked to:
1996 American League Championship Series
controversial fan interference play involving Derek Jeter ⓘ reaching over the right-field wall at Yankee Stadium to deflect a live ball ⓘ |
| occupation | sports management professional ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New Jersey
ⓘ
linked to:
New Jersey, United States
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| playedCollegeBaseballFor |
Wesleyan Cardinals baseball team
ⓘ
linked to:
Wesleyan Cardinals
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| positionPlayed | outfielder ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
New Jersey
ⓘ
linked to:
New Jersey, United States
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| subjectOf |
documentaries and retrospectives on the 1996 New York Yankees
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media coverage about fan interference in baseball ⓘ newspaper profiles on the anniversary of the 1996 ALCS play ⓘ |
| throws | right ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jeffrey Maier Description of subject: Jeffrey Maier is the baseball fan best known for reaching over the outfield wall during a 1996 American League Championship Series game at Yankee Stadium, an infamous interference incident that helped the New York Yankees and became a major MLB controversy.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jeffrey Maier