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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": "2026-06-21",
  "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": "2026-06-21",
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    "batterId": 695506,
    "batterTeam": "KC",
    "pitcher": "Dustin May",
    "pitcherId": 669160,
    "pitcherTeam": "STL",
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    "exitVelocity": 108.0,
    "launchAngle": 27.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 482.4
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
    "eventKey": "2026-06-21|James Wood|Nick Martinez|412|105.0",
    "playId": "d56e7fbd-4f7e-3e53-a6d8-d522936aad79",
    "gameDate": "2026-06-21",
    "batter": "James Wood",
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    "batterTeam": "WSH",
    "pitcher": "Nick Martinez",
    "pitcherId": 607259,
    "pitcherTeam": "TB",
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    "exitVelocity": 105.0,
    "launchAngle": 29.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 23,
    "eventOutcome": "Sac Fly",
    "score": 369.2
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
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    "playId": "1de20201-da07-3182-b29d-0b8b997ea18e",
    "gameDate": "2026-06-21",
    "batter": "Taylor Ward",
    "batterId": 621493,
    "batterTeam": "BAL",
    "pitcher": "Emmet Sheehan",
    "pitcherId": 686218,
    "pitcherTeam": "LAD",
    "distance": 388,
    "exitVelocity": 102.0,
    "launchAngle": 30.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 3,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 243.8
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}