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  "generatedAt": "2026-06-13T12:06:02.839514+00:00",
  "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": "2026-06-12",
  "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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    "eventKey": "2026-06-12|Nick Kurtz|Seth Halvorsen|471|109.0",
    "playId": "177d482f-53ee-319e-aea4-2708c35f11a4",
    "gameDate": "2026-06-12",
    "batter": "Nick Kurtz",
    "batterId": 701762,
    "batterTeam": "ATH",
    "pitcher": "Seth Halvorsen",
    "pitcherId": 678020,
    "pitcherTeam": "COL",
    "distance": 471,
    "exitVelocity": 109.0,
    "launchAngle": 31.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 486.1
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
    "eventKey": "2026-06-12|Keibert Ruiz|Bryce Miller|372|104.0",
    "playId": "4d790d31-d413-3036-9370-3576fe0d1e4f",
    "gameDate": "2026-06-12",
    "batter": "Keibert Ruiz",
    "batterId": 660688,
    "batterTeam": "WSH",
    "pitcher": "Bryce Miller",
    "pitcherId": 682243,
    "pitcherTeam": "SEA",
    "distance": 372,
    "exitVelocity": 104.0,
    "launchAngle": 41.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 28,
    "eventOutcome": "Field Out",
    "score": 369.2
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
    "eventKey": "2026-06-12|Liam Hicks|Antwone Kelly|356|91.0",
    "playId": "540e7df6-7be1-3ec2-b9b9-d5e4e6f42948",
    "gameDate": "2026-06-12",
    "batter": "Liam Hicks",
    "batterId": 689414,
    "batterTeam": "MIA",
    "pitcher": "Antwone Kelly",
    "pitcherId": 699008,
    "pitcherTeam": "PIT",
    "distance": 356,
    "exitVelocity": 91.0,
    "launchAngle": 31.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 1,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 227.6
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}