Savannah Bananas Coming to Fresno
October 4, 2022 – California League (CalL) – Fresno Grizzlies News Release
The Savannah Bananas are bringing their “World Famous Baseball Circus” to Chukchansi Park on July 27th, 2023.
Affectionately referred to as ‘The Greatest Show in Sports” by ESPN with an atmosphere that would make most MLB
teams jealous (Sports Illustrated), the Bananas have reimagined the baseball experience and the game itself.
After selling out every night of the seven-city 2022 Banana Ball World Tour, the Bananas will take the show farther than
ever before in 2023.
Over 700 cities and 28 countries were nominated by thousands of fans for the 2023 tour. The team has now narrowed it
down to the final 32 cities for the tour in addition to their games in Savannah.
“The response has been absolutely Bananas for this world tour,” said Owner Jesse Cole. “Everywhere we go we hear
from fans begging us to come to their city. We are so grateful for their support and because of their passion for the
Bananas and Banana Ball we knew we had to extend the tour dramatically in 2023. Now we are bringing the show to
almost four times the amount of cities as we did in 2022 to make sure we able to connect with as many Bananas fans as
possible.”
“Taking the Bananas to Fresno has been something we’ve heard constantly from our fans over the years,” said Cole. “We
are fired up to bring an unforgettable show to them this spring.”
In addition to the cast of characters, dancers, performers, mascots, and musicians, the Bananas are bringing their own
twist of baseball Chukchansi Park. Banana Ball is a fast-paced, action-packed style of baseball with rules that include no
bunting, a two-hour time limit, fans catching foul balls for outs, batters stealing first base, and a one-on-one tiebreaker
showdown at the end of the game if it’s tied. You can watch previous Banana Ball games on ESPN+ and the Bananas
YouTube page.
The 2022 World Tour was turned into a 5-part documentary, Bananaland, that can be seen on ESPN+. The Tour was also
covered by HBO Real Sports, the Today Show, FOX Sports, The New York Times, LA Times, CBS Sunday Morning and
more.
The Bananas will face off against their rival, the Party Animals. The rosters for both teams will be filled by independent
professional players who have been scouted, tried out, and signed contracts for the 2023 Banana Ball World Tour. Led by
Bananas captains Bill LeRoy and Kyle Luigs, there will be plenty of familiar faces on both teams’ rosters. In addition to the
everyday guys, the Bananas will have surprise player guests at many stops of the tour. In 2022, former Major League
stars Jake Peavy, Jonathan Papelbon, Jonny Gomes, Josh Reddick, Bill Lee and Johnny Bench all joined the team during
the tour.
When the Savannah Bananas are not on the road, they play their home games in front of a sold out, 4,000-person crowd
at Grayson Stadium in Savannah, Georgia. Bananas games at Grayson Stadium have been sold out for six straight years.
The priority list for tickets has reached 80,000 in Savannah alone.
The team has been known as TikTok’s favorite team with over 3 million followers, millions more than every MLB team.
The Bananas have been featured across the globe for everything from playing a game in kilts, using a Dancing First Base
Coach, the Banana Nanas Dance Team, the first ever baseball player to wear stilts, a Banana Pep Band, breakdancing
players, and a whole lot more.
For the complete schedule and opportunity for tickets, visit
http://www.thesavannahbananas.com/tickets
and join the
Ticket Pre-sale List or to get information on outings for a group, organization, or business.
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