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    "url": "https://thelongball.app",
    "tagline": "Digging the data behind the distance."
  },
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  "gameDate": "2026-07-02",
  "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": "2026-07-02",
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    "batterTeam": "KC",
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    "pitcherTeam": "TB",
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    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 481.9
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    "playId": "0d170740-4601-3b18-be5d-d7b77260fc0b",
    "gameDate": "2026-07-02",
    "batter": "Christian Yelich",
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    "pitcherId": 695505,
    "pitcherTeam": "CIN",
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    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 16,
    "eventOutcome": "Field Out",
    "score": 352.8
  },
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    "gameDate": "2026-07-02",
    "batter": "Brayan Rocchio",
    "batterId": 677587,
    "batterTeam": "CLE",
    "pitcher": "Grant Taylor",
    "pitcherId": 691799,
    "pitcherTeam": "CWS",
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    "exitVelocity": 98.0,
    "launchAngle": 38.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 1,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 237.0
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}