Bananaland: Savannah Bananas get original series on ESPN+ An absolute circus: Baseball team is changing the game
Bananaland: Savannah Bananas gets Original series on ESPN+
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Savannah Bananas are one of the biggest attractions in all of baseball — utilizing the powers of social media and an anything-goes, risk-taking process to bring an experience to the masses like never before.
Now, the Bananas are being highlighted by ESPN+ during an original all-new series that takes fans behind the scenes and inside the banana-crazed game.
Related: ‘Nothing’s too crazy’: Bananas baseball franchise’s anything-goes mentality appeals to massive following of fans
The series, which followed the Bananas on a seven-city world tour, premieres Friday, Aug. 19 exclusively on ESPN+ and on ESPN2 at 9 p.m.
The Bananas cram every bit of theater they can into a night of baseball, so much that they’ve become a must-see experience across the country — provided fans can get a ticket which, isn’t easy these days. The Bananas have sold out every home game since the 2017
Click here to read more about the Bananas, including interviews, history, fandom and more.
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