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    "name": "The Long Ball",
    "url": "https://thelongball.app",
    "tagline": "Digging the data behind the distance."
  },
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  "gameDate": "2026-08-11",
  "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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    "batterTeam": "BAL",
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    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 485.0
  },
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    "playId": "eadbc809-23af-3d81-a15f-9f6f27b15b2e",
    "gameDate": "2026-08-11",
    "batter": "J. T. Realmuto",
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    "pitcher": "Ryne Stanek",
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    "pitcherTeam": "STL",
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    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 22,
    "eventOutcome": "Field Out",
    "score": 361.6
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
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    "gameDate": "2026-08-11",
    "batter": "Junior Caminero",
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    "batterTeam": "TB",
    "pitcher": "Mason Barnett",
    "pitcherId": 686930,
    "pitcherTeam": "ATH",
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    "exitVelocity": 105.0,
    "launchAngle": 25.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 9,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 355.2
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}