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    "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": "2026-08-16",
  "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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    "batter": "Ryan Vilade",
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    "batterTeam": "TB",
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    "pitcherTeam": "BAL",
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    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 481.1
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    "playId": "02ab19ca-7a8a-388d-98e2-18e6b7e64967",
    "gameDate": "2026-08-16",
    "batter": "Julio Rodr\u00edguez",
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    "batterTeam": "SEA",
    "pitcher": "Josh Hader",
    "pitcherId": 623352,
    "pitcherTeam": "HOU",
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    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 26,
    "eventOutcome": "Field Out",
    "score": 374.3
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
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    "playId": "b23ec85f-fce7-36a8-bc11-2ebc7df7dec9",
    "gameDate": "2026-08-16",
    "batter": "Cal Raleigh",
    "batterId": 663728,
    "batterTeam": "SEA",
    "pitcher": "Bennett Sousa",
    "pitcherId": 656986,
    "pitcherTeam": "HOU",
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    "exitVelocity": 101.0,
    "launchAngle": 45.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 1,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 234.7
  },
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}