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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": "2026-06-16",
  "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": "2026-06-16",
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    "pitcher": "Tyler Phillips",
    "pitcherId": 663969,
    "pitcherTeam": "MIA",
    "distance": 447,
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    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 480.7
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
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    "playId": "aada9167-6736-3f51-a575-d90aea0c0f22",
    "gameDate": "2026-06-16",
    "batter": "Taylor Ward",
    "batterId": 621493,
    "batterTeam": "BAL",
    "pitcher": "Logan Gilbert",
    "pitcherId": 669302,
    "pitcherTeam": "SEA",
    "distance": 369,
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    "launchAngle": 34.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 19,
    "eventOutcome": "Double",
    "score": 361.9
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
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    "playId": "43818813-54ab-3994-abe0-21ce78d44341",
    "gameDate": "2026-06-16",
    "batter": "Esteury Ruiz",
    "batterId": 665923,
    "batterTeam": "MIA",
    "pitcher": "Jes\u00fas Luzardo",
    "pitcherId": 666200,
    "pitcherTeam": "PHI",
    "distance": 358,
    "exitVelocity": 98.0,
    "launchAngle": 29.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 4,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 237.8
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}