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  "generatedAt": "2026-09-28T18:16:06.381587+00:00",
  "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": "2026-09-27",
  "description": "Date-stamped Daily Dong, Hot Dog Robbery, and Cheapest Dong selections.",
  "methodologyVersion": "Daily Features v1.0",
  "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.",
  "fields": {
    "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": "2026-09-27",
    "batter": "Charles Mcadoo",
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    "batterTeam": "TOR",
    "pitcher": "Carson Spiers",
    "pitcherId": 686730,
    "pitcherTeam": "CIN",
    "distance": 446,
    "exitVelocity": 109.0,
    "launchAngle": 26.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 483.6
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
    "eventKey": "2026-09-27|Max Muncy|Dylan Smith|392|105.0",
    "playId": "1f57651b-f39f-3a46-b5c1-46fde606b34f",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-27",
    "batter": "Max Muncy",
    "batterId": 571970,
    "batterTeam": "LAD",
    "pitcher": "Dylan Smith",
    "pitcherId": 681916,
    "pitcherTeam": "SF",
    "distance": 392,
    "exitVelocity": 105.0,
    "launchAngle": 35.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 26,
    "eventOutcome": "Field Out",
    "score": 370.2
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
    "eventKey": "2026-09-27|Edmundo Sosa|Jesse Scholtens|351|98.0",
    "playId": "8aa7d431-6ad7-3f9f-8d87-d2f1e79a7394",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-27",
    "batter": "Edmundo Sosa",
    "batterId": 624641,
    "batterTeam": "PHI",
    "pitcher": "Jesse Scholtens",
    "pitcherId": 669947,
    "pitcherTeam": "TB",
    "distance": 351,
    "exitVelocity": 98.0,
    "launchAngle": 25.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 3,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 236.1
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}