Yulieski Gurriel
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Yulieski Gurriel is a Cuban professional baseball player and World Series–winning first baseman who became a standout in both international play for Cuba and Major League Baseball, notably with the Houston Astros.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yulieski Gurriel canonical | 5 |
| Yulieski Gourriel | 2 |
| Yuli Gurriel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11079648 — 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: Yulieski Gurriel Context triple: [Lourdes Gourriel, child, Yulieski Gurriel]
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A.
Adolis García
Adolis García is a Cuban-born Major League Baseball outfielder for the Texas Rangers known for his power hitting, clutch postseason performances, and standout 2023 playoff run.
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B.
Jeremy Peña
Jeremy Peña is a professional baseball shortstop for the Houston Astros who emerged as a standout player by earning the 2022 World Series MVP as a rookie.
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C.
Yordan Alvarez
Yordan Alvarez is a Cuban-born power-hitting outfielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball, known for his elite offensive production and postseason performances with the Houston Astros.
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D.
Randy Arozarena
Randy Arozarena is a Cuban-born Major League Baseball outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays known for his explosive power, speed, and record-setting postseason performances.
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E.
Carlos Correa
Carlos Correa is a Puerto Rican professional baseball shortstop and MLB All-Star known for his key role in the Houston Astros’ rise to prominence, including their 2017 World Series title.
- 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: Yulieski Gurriel Target entity description: Yulieski Gurriel is a Cuban professional baseball player and World Series–winning first baseman who became a standout in both international play for Cuba and Major League Baseball, notably with the Houston Astros.
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A.
Adolis García
Adolis García is a Cuban-born Major League Baseball outfielder for the Texas Rangers known for his power hitting, clutch postseason performances, and standout 2023 playoff run.
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B.
Jeremy Peña
Jeremy Peña is a professional baseball shortstop for the Houston Astros who emerged as a standout player by earning the 2022 World Series MVP as a rookie.
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C.
Yordan Alvarez
Yordan Alvarez is a Cuban-born power-hitting outfielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball, known for his elite offensive production and postseason performances with the Houston Astros.
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D.
Randy Arozarena
Randy Arozarena is a Cuban-born Major League Baseball outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays known for his explosive power, speed, and record-setting postseason performances.
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E.
Carlos Correa
Carlos Correa is a Puerto Rican professional baseball shortstop and MLB All-Star known for his key role in the Houston Astros’ rise to prominence, including their 2017 World Series title.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
first baseman
ⓘ
human ⓘ professional baseball player ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Yuli Gurriel
ⓘ
linked to:
Yulieski Gurriel
Yulieski Gourriel ⓘ
linked to:
Yulieski Gurriel
|
| awardReceived |
American League batting title (2021)
ⓘ
linked to:
American League batting champion
Gold Glove Award at first base (American League, 2021) ⓘ
linked to:
Major League Baseball Gold Glove Award
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| bats | right ⓘ |
| battingHand | right-handed ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1984-06-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Sancti Spíritus, Cuba
ⓘ
linked to:
Sancti Spíritus
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| citizenship | Cuba ⓘ |
| countryOfRepresentation | Cuba ⓘ |
| debutInLeague | MLB debut with Houston Astros in 2016 ⓘ |
| defectedFrom | Cuba ⓘ |
| defectionYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| familyName | Gurriel ⓘ |
| familyRelation |
brother of Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
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son of Lourdes Gourriel Sr. ⓘ |
| givenName |
Yulieski
ⓘ
linked to:
Geovany
|
| height | approximately 6 ft 0 in ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber | 10 (Houston Astros) ⓘ |
| leagueParticipatedIn |
Cuban National Series
ⓘ
Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| MLBDebutDate | 2016-08-21 ⓘ |
| MLBDebutOpponent | Baltimore Orioles ⓘ |
| MLBTeamDebut | Houston Astros ⓘ |
| name | Yulieski Gurriel ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
key member of Houston Astros 2017 World Series championship team
ⓘ
key member of Houston Astros 2022 World Series championship team ⓘ |
| notableStyle | contact hitter with gap power and strong defense at first base ⓘ |
| OlympicMedal |
Olympic gold medal in baseball at 2004 Athens Olympics for Cuba
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Olympic silver medal in baseball at 2008 Beijing Olympics for Cuba ⓘ |
| playedForNationalTeam | Cuba national baseball team ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
first baseman
ⓘ
third baseman ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| statistic | led American League in batting average in 2021 ⓘ |
| team |
Houston Astros
ⓘ
Industriales (Cuban National Series) ⓘ Miami Marlins ⓘ Sancti Spíritus (Cuban National Series) ⓘ Yokohama DeNA BayStars ⓘ |
| throwingHand | right-handed ⓘ |
| throws | right ⓘ |
| tournamentParticipation |
World Baseball Classic 2006
ⓘ
linked to:
World Baseball Classic
World Baseball Classic 2009 ⓘ
linked to:
World Baseball Classic
World Baseball Classic 2013 ⓘ
linked to:
World Baseball Classic
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| WorldSeriesChampion |
2017
ⓘ
2022 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Yulieski Gurriel Description of subject: Yulieski Gurriel is a Cuban professional baseball player and World Series–winning first baseman who became a standout in both international play for Cuba and Major League Baseball, notably with the Houston Astros.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Yulieski Gurriel
linked to: Yulieski Gurriel
linked to: Yulieski Gurriel