The viral and thrilling Savannah Bananas have taken over Great American Ball Park.
The famed Savannah, Georgia-based exhibition baseball team, dubbed the “greatest show in sports” by ESPN, will treat Cincinnati to two nights of antics in games versus the Texas Tailgaters on June 13-14.
Since the team is known for its choreographed dances and viral TikTok videos, trending news editor David Wysong and I spoke (and made TikToks) with some of the team’s well-known players: KJ Jackson, Malachi Mitchell, Jackson Olson and Gage Vorhees.
Check the videos out below.
Cincinnati trivia with the Savannah Bananas
Name your dream Cincinnati/Banana Ball teammates
POV: Our reporter went to kindergarten with a Savannah Banana
What are the Savannah Bananas? Are they a real team?
The Savannah Bananas are an exhibition baseball team based in Savannah, Georgia. Think of them like the Harlem Globetrotters, but for baseball. Their home games are played in Savannah, but they also travel the country, entertaining fans on tour.
The team plays their own version of the game called Banana Ball, which aims to speed the game up and make it more exciting. Savannah Banana games include pregame and postgame parties featuring a pep band, a male cheerleading squad called the Man-Nanas and a Nanas dance team comprised of senior-aged dancers.
There is also entertainment between innings that includes player dance routines, stunt displays and a salute to the Banana Baby of the game, which involves a newborn baby in a banana suit, according to the Savannah Morning News.
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The Enquirer’s Haadiza Ogwude and David Wysong contributed to this report.
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Reporting by Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer / Cincinnati Enquirer
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