Savannah Bananas Bringing ‘Baseball Circus’ To First Horizon Park In 2023

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The Savannah Bananas. Photo: Courtesy of MiLB

The Nashville Sounds have announced that Minor League Baseball phenomenon, the Savannah Bananas, are bringing their “World Famous Baseball Circus” to First Horizon Park on June 2, 2023.

Affectionately referred to as ‘The Greatest Show in Sports” by ESPN, the Bananas have reimagined the baseball experience and the game itself. The Bananas sold out every night of the seven-city 2022 “Banana Ball World Tour,” with over 700 cities and 28 countries being nominated by thousands of fans for the 2023 tour. The team has now narrowed it down to the final 32 cities, in addition to their games in Savannah.

In addition to the cast of characters, dancers, performers, mascots and musicians, the Bananas will bring their own twist to First Horizon 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.

“We’re thrilled to bring the Savannah Bananas to First Horizon Park,” says Sounds GM/COO Adam English. “To be able to showcase this truly unique and creative brand of baseball to the best fans in Minor League Baseball is a great opportunity.”

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 response has been absolutely Bananas for this world tour,” says Savannah Bananas 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 Nashville and First Horizon Park has been something we’ve heard constantly from our fans over the years. We are fired up to bring an unforgettable show to them this spring.”

The Savannah Bananas play their home games in front of a sold out, 4,000-person crowd at Grayson Stadium in Savannah, Georgia. Bananas home games have been sold out for six straight years with the priority list for tickets reaching 80,000 in Savannah alone.

The team has been known as TikTok’s favorite team with over 3 million followers. The Bananas have been featured across the globe for 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 more.

Individual tickets will go on sale in early April at the Savannah Bananas website. Group tickets for the June 2 game are on sale now at www.firsthorizonpark.com.

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