John Altobelli
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John Altobelli was a longtime and highly respected Orange Coast College baseball coach who was among those killed in the 2020 Calabasas helicopter crash.
All labels observed (1)
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| John Altobelli canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7829192 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: John Altobelli Context triple: [2020 Calabasas helicopter crash, victim, John Altobelli]
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Joe Altobelli
Joe Altobelli was an American Major League Baseball manager and former player best known for leading the Baltimore Orioles to the 1983 World Series championship.
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Steve Pearce
Steve Pearce is an American former Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder best known for his standout postseason performance that earned him the 2018 World Series Most Valuable Player Award with the Boston Red Sox.
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C.
Derek Dietrich
Derek Dietrich is an American professional baseball player and power-hitting infielder who has played in Major League Baseball, most notably for the Miami Marlins and Cincinnati Reds.
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D.
Josh Donaldson
Josh Donaldson is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman and 2015 American League MVP known for his power hitting and standout defense, particularly during his peak seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays.
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E.
Garret Anderson
Garret Anderson is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and three-time All-Star best known for his long, productive career with the Angels, with whom he won a World Series in 2002.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Altobelli Target entity description: John Altobelli was a longtime and highly respected Orange Coast College baseball coach who was among those killed in the 2020 Calabasas helicopter crash.
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A.
Joe Altobelli
Joe Altobelli was an American Major League Baseball manager and former player best known for leading the Baltimore Orioles to the 1983 World Series championship.
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B.
Steve Pearce
Steve Pearce is an American former Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder best known for his standout postseason performance that earned him the 2018 World Series Most Valuable Player Award with the Boston Red Sox.
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C.
Derek Dietrich
Derek Dietrich is an American professional baseball player and power-hitting infielder who has played in Major League Baseball, most notably for the Miami Marlins and Cincinnati Reds.
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D.
Josh Donaldson
Josh Donaldson is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman and 2015 American League MVP known for his power hitting and standout defense, particularly during his peak seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays.
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E.
Garret Anderson
Garret Anderson is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and three-time All-Star best known for his long, productive career with the Angels, with whom he won a World Series in 2002.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball coach
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human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
ABCA National Coach of the Year
NERFINISHED
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Orange Empire Conference Coach of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Pacific View Memorial Park, Corona del Mar, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | helicopter crash ⓘ |
| child |
Alyssa Altobelli
NERFINISHED
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J.J. Altobelli NERFINISHED ⓘ Lexi Altobelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1963-05-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-01-26 ⓘ |
| describedAs | highly respected junior college baseball coach ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Golden West College
NERFINISHED
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Newport Harbor High School NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Orange Coast College
NERFINISHED
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Orange Coast College Pirates baseball program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian American ⓘ |
| familyName | Altobelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | baseball ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | numerous college and professional baseball players ⓘ |
| league | California Community College Athletic Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | helicopter crash ⓘ |
| name | John Altobelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | won multiple state championships with Orange Coast College baseball ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 2020 Calabasas helicopter crash ⓘ |
| notableFor | longtime head coach of Orange Coast College baseball team ⓘ |
| occupation | baseball coach ⓘ |
| participantIn | 2020 Calabasas helicopter crash ⓘ |
| partOf | Orange Coast College athletics department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Calabasas, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head baseball coach ⓘ |
| relative |
Alyssa Altobelli
NERFINISHED
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J.J. Altobelli NERFINISHED ⓘ Keri Altobelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Newport Beach, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| sportNumberOfTitles | multiple California state baseball titles ⓘ |
| spouse | Keri Altobelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Costa Mesa, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1990s–2020 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: John Altobelli Description of subject: John Altobelli was a longtime and highly respected Orange Coast College baseball coach who was among those killed in the 2020 Calabasas helicopter crash.
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