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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": "2026-05-26",
  "description": "Date-stamped Daily Dong, Hot Dog Robbery, and Cheapest Dong selections.",
  "methodologyVersion": "Daily Features v1.0",
  "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."
  },
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    "playId": "b6c7477d-7670-35f2-89d3-f9fe1ad05cde",
    "gameDate": "2026-05-26",
    "batter": "Cam Smith",
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    "batterTeam": "HOU",
    "pitcher": "Jalen Beeks",
    "pitcherId": 656222,
    "pitcherTeam": "TEX",
    "distance": 457,
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    "launchAngle": 24.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 484.7
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
    "eventKey": "2026-05-26|Edmundo Sosa|Randy V\u00e1squez|403|104.0",
    "playId": "a7a987c7-5b24-355a-a6a3-c90b4b0fee04",
    "gameDate": "2026-05-26",
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    "pitcher": "Randy V\u00e1squez",
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    "pitcherTeam": "SD",
    "distance": 403,
    "exitVelocity": 104.0,
    "launchAngle": 28.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 17,
    "eventOutcome": "Field Out",
    "score": 361.3
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
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    "gameDate": "2026-05-26",
    "batter": "Spencer Horwitz",
    "batterId": 687462,
    "batterTeam": "PIT",
    "pitcher": "Daniel Palencia",
    "pitcherId": 694037,
    "pitcherTeam": "CHC",
    "distance": 359,
    "exitVelocity": 98.0,
    "launchAngle": 30.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 1,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 234.9
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}