Yūki Matsui
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Yūki Matsui is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher known for his success as a closer in Nippon Professional Baseball and his move to Major League Baseball.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yūki Matsui canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11409417 — 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: Yūki Matsui Context triple: [Matsui, hasNotableBearer, Yūki Matsui]
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A.
Yasuo Matsui
Yasuo Matsui was a Japanese-American architect active in early 20th-century New York City, known for his work on prominent skyscrapers.
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B.
Kosuke Fukudome
Kosuke Fukudome is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder known for his successful career in Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball, including stints with the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians.
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C.
Ichirō Matsui
Ichirō Matsui is a Japanese politician and former governor of Osaka Prefecture, best known as a leading figure in regional reform politics and as a co-founder of the Nippon Ishin no Kai party.
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D.
Kenji Matsui
Kenji Matsui is a Japanese individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the Matsui surname.
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E.
Atsunori Inaba
Atsunori Inaba is a former Japanese professional baseball outfielder and first baseman who became a star player and later manager in Nippon Professional Baseball.
- 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: Yūki Matsui Target entity description: Yūki Matsui is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher known for his success as a closer in Nippon Professional Baseball and his move to Major League Baseball.
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A.
Yasuo Matsui
Yasuo Matsui was a Japanese-American architect active in early 20th-century New York City, known for his work on prominent skyscrapers.
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B.
Kosuke Fukudome
Kosuke Fukudome is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder known for his successful career in Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball, including stints with the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians.
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C.
Ichirō Matsui
Ichirō Matsui is a Japanese politician and former governor of Osaka Prefecture, best known as a leading figure in regional reform politics and as a co-founder of the Nippon Ishin no Kai party.
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D.
Kenji Matsui
Kenji Matsui is a Japanese individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the Matsui surname.
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E.
Atsunori Inaba
Atsunori Inaba is a former Japanese professional baseball outfielder and first baseman who became a star player and later manager in Nippon Professional Baseball.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball pitcher
ⓘ
closer ⓘ human ⓘ professional baseball player ⓘ |
| bats | left ⓘ |
| competitiveLevel |
top professional league in Japan
ⓘ
top professional league in the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| countryOfSportingActivity |
Japan
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| familyName | Matsui ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName |
Yūki
ⓘ
linked to:
Yuki
|
| hasAchievement |
earning a contract to play in Major League Baseball
ⓘ
establishing himself as one of NPB’s leading closers ⓘ |
| hasPlayedIn |
Japan
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasRole | closer ⓘ |
| hasSkill |
closing games
ⓘ
high-leverage relief pitching ⓘ strikeout pitching ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
success as a closer in Nippon Professional Baseball
ⓘ
transition to Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| league | Nippon Professional Baseball ⓘ |
| leagueOfTeamPlayedFor | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ⓘ |
| leagueParticipatedIn |
Major League Baseball
ⓘ
Nippon Professional Baseball ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ⓘ |
| name | Yūki Matsui ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high strikeout rates as a reliever in NPB
ⓘ
serving as a closer for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ⓘ |
| occupation | baseball player ⓘ |
| playsInLeagueSystem |
Japanese professional baseball system
ⓘ
North American professional baseball system ⓘ
linked to:
Major League Baseball farm system
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| positionPlayed |
closer
ⓘ
pitcher ⓘ relief pitcher ⓘ |
| roleInTeam |
late-inning reliever
ⓘ
saves specialist ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| throws | left ⓘ |
| typeOfPitcher | left-handed closer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yūki Matsui Description of subject: Yūki Matsui is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher known for his success as a closer in Nippon Professional Baseball and his move to Major League Baseball.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.