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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": "2026-07-22",
  "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": "2026-07-22",
    "batter": "Jackson Merrill",
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    "batterTeam": "SD",
    "pitcher": "Didier Fuentes",
    "pitcherId": 800311,
    "pitcherTeam": "ATL",
    "distance": 449,
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    "launchAngle": 26.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 483.9
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
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    "playId": "eb4f3d82-a660-3b39-bf38-781e49191ff2",
    "gameDate": "2026-07-22",
    "batter": "Griffin Conine",
    "batterId": 665052,
    "batterTeam": "MIA",
    "pitcher": "Peter Lambert",
    "pitcherId": 663567,
    "pitcherTeam": "HOU",
    "distance": 391,
    "exitVelocity": 103.0,
    "launchAngle": 37.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 19,
    "eventOutcome": "Field Out",
    "score": 361.1
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
    "eventKey": "2026-07-22|Hao-Yu Lee|Colin Rea|389|106.0",
    "playId": "d82ab317-807f-3463-9ae7-04e5a8aa6391",
    "gameDate": "2026-07-22",
    "batter": "Hao-Yu Lee",
    "batterId": 701678,
    "batterTeam": "DET",
    "pitcher": "Colin Rea",
    "pitcherId": 607067,
    "pitcherTeam": "CHC",
    "distance": 389,
    "exitVelocity": 106.0,
    "launchAngle": 34.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 5,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 249.9
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}