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    "name": "The Long Ball",
    "url": "https://thelongball.app",
    "tagline": "Digging the data behind the distance."
  },
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  "gameDate": "2026-05-27",
  "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.",
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    "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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    "gameDate": "2026-05-27",
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    "batterTeam": "HOU",
    "pitcher": "Tyler Alexander",
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    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 484.8
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    "playId": "211e3bfb-2a82-36f1-b334-f28200b81b8d",
    "gameDate": "2026-05-27",
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    "pitcherTeam": "PHI",
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    "exitVelocity": 104.0,
    "launchAngle": 32.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 21,
    "eventOutcome": "Field Out",
    "score": 364.9
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  "cheapestDong": {
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    "gameDate": "2026-05-27",
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    "batterTeam": "NYM",
    "pitcher": "Andrew Abbott",
    "pitcherId": 671096,
    "pitcherTeam": "CIN",
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    "exitVelocity": 110.0,
    "launchAngle": 25.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 1,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 252.5
  },
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}