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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": "2026-06-09",
  "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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    "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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    "gameDate": "2026-06-09",
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    "batterTeam": "ATH",
    "pitcher": "Robert Gasser",
    "pitcherId": 688107,
    "pitcherTeam": "MIL",
    "distance": 446,
    "exitVelocity": 107.0,
    "launchAngle": 27.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 481.6
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
    "eventKey": "2026-06-09|Austin Hedges|Gerrit Cole|374|110.0",
    "playId": "2ec73011-827c-32d6-8ff2-734b30b4f83f",
    "gameDate": "2026-06-09",
    "batter": "Austin Hedges",
    "batterId": 595978,
    "batterTeam": "CLE",
    "pitcher": "Gerrit Cole",
    "pitcherId": 543037,
    "pitcherTeam": "NYY",
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    "exitVelocity": 110.0,
    "launchAngle": 19.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 27,
    "eventOutcome": "Single",
    "score": 374.4
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
    "eventKey": "2026-06-09|Jackson Chourio|J.T. Ginn|354|94.0",
    "playId": "affb38dc-63a5-3ed6-a0a6-296b576dbdb1",
    "gameDate": "2026-06-09",
    "batter": "Jackson Chourio",
    "batterId": 694192,
    "batterTeam": "MIL",
    "pitcher": "J.T. Ginn",
    "pitcherId": 669372,
    "pitcherTeam": "ATH",
    "distance": 354,
    "exitVelocity": 94.0,
    "launchAngle": 26.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 1,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 230.4
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}