Savannah Bananas
Baseball team in Savannah, Georgia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Savannah Bananas are an exhibition barnstorming baseball team based in Savannah, Georgia.[1] The team was founded in 2016 and have played at Grayson Stadium since its inaugural season. Until 2022, the Bananas competed as a collegiate summer baseball team in the Coastal Plain League's (CPL) West division,[2] where they won three Petitt Cup championships (2016, 2021, and 2022).[1] However, after the growth of their alternate "Banana Ball" format, the team transitioned entirely to barnstorming exhibitions against their partner touring teams, the Party Animals, the Firefighters, and other "challenger" professional teams, similar to the decades-long format of basketball's Harlem Globetrotters and their partner touring team, the Washington Generals.[3] The team has been featured by ESPN, The Wall Street Journal, CNN 10, and Sports Illustrated because of its sports entertainment and viral videos.[4][5]
Savannah Bananas | |
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Location | Savannah, Georgia |
Ballpark | Grayson Stadium |
Founded | 2016 |
League championships | 3 (2016, 2021, 2022) |
Former league(s) | Coastal Plain League (2016–2022) |
Colors | Navy blue, green, yellow, and white |
Mascot | Split |
Ownership | Fans First Entertainment (Jesse & Emily Cole) |
Coach | Reginald Horton, Adam Virant |
Manager | Tyler Gillum |
Website | thesavannahbananas |