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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",
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  "gameDate": "2026-05-24",
  "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",
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    "gameDate": "2026-05-24",
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    "batterTeam": "BAL",
    "pitcher": "Kenley Jansen",
    "pitcherId": 445276,
    "pitcherTeam": "DET",
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    "launchAngle": 31.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 485.0
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
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    "playId": "44c140f0-a6fc-320e-adaa-3d06a9af1b83",
    "gameDate": "2026-05-24",
    "batter": "Rafael Devers",
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    "batterTeam": "SF",
    "pitcher": "Noah Schultz",
    "pitcherId": 702273,
    "pitcherTeam": "CWS",
    "distance": 403,
    "exitVelocity": 104.0,
    "launchAngle": 28.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 29,
    "eventOutcome": "Double",
    "score": 373.3
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
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    "gameDate": "2026-05-24",
    "batter": "Willson Contreras",
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    "batterTeam": "BOS",
    "pitcher": "Bailey Ober",
    "pitcherId": 641927,
    "pitcherTeam": "MIN",
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    "launchAngle": 31.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 1,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 245.2
  }
}