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  "site": {
    "name": "The Long Ball",
    "url": "https://thelongball.app",
    "tagline": "Digging the data behind the distance."
  },
  "dataset": "Tale of the Tape Daily Features",
  "season": 2026,
  "gameDate": "2026-05-23",
  "description": "Date-stamped Daily Dong, Hot Dog Robbery, and Cheapest Dong selections.",
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  "sourceNotes": "Derived from Statcast and Baseball Savant Home Run Tracker event joins. This file preserves one daily Tale of the Tape row for long-term reference.",
  "fields": {
    "dailyDong": "The day's loudest actual home run.",
    "hotDogRobbery": "The day's strongest HR-capable batted ball that stayed in the yard.",
    "cheapestDong": "The day's flimsiest actual home run that still counted."
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json",
  "dailyDong": {
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    "gameDate": "2026-05-23",
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    "batterTeam": "CIN",
    "pitcher": "Kyle Leahy",
    "pitcherId": 681517,
    "pitcherTeam": "STL",
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    "exitVelocity": 105.0,
    "launchAngle": 26.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 478.5
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    "gameDate": "2026-05-23",
    "batter": "Jarred Kelenic",
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    "pitcher": "Adrian Houser",
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    "pitcherTeam": "SF",
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    "launchAngle": 26.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 15,
    "eventOutcome": "Double",
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  },
  "cheapestDong": {
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    "gameDate": "2026-05-23",
    "batter": "Christian Walker",
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    "batterTeam": "HOU",
    "pitcher": "Colin Rea",
    "pitcherId": 607067,
    "pitcherTeam": "CHC",
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    "exitVelocity": 106.0,
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    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 4,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 246.9
  }
}