Savannah Bananas
Baseball team in Savannah
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| 2025 | Announced a 10-game agreement with ESPN, with all games to be simulcast on Disney+ and ESPN+ for the first time |
| 2025 | The Savannah Bananas announced a world tour of 40 cities, including games in three NFL stadiums and 17 MLB stadiums. |
| March 15 2025 | Drew their largest attendance of 65,000 spectators at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, setting a new attendance record for the team. |
| 2024 | The team signed Jocelyn Alo as the first female member of the Bananas with a one-month contract. |
| October 2024 | Completed their 2024 world tour at LoanDepot Park in Miami, followed by a 'Bananaland at Sea' cruise to The Bahamas. |
| August 2024 | Signed an agreement with TNT Sports to exclusively air 5 games on TruTV |
| July 2024 | Announced a 5-game agreement with ESPN, including three games on ESPN and two on ESPN2 as part of ESPN8 The Ocho event |
| April 2024 | Savannah Bananas announced expanded television coverage with 19 games to air on Stadium and Bally Live |
| February 8 2024 | Savannah Bananas launched their 2024 Banana Ball world tour, starting at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida. |
| 2023 | Television coverage continued with 1 game on ESPN2 and two games on ESPN+ |
| 2023 | Completed the Banana Ball World Tour, attracting over 500,000 total fans. |
| 2023 | The Savannah Bananas played their first international opponent, the Aussie Drop Bears from Australia, featuring professional and collegiate players. |
| 2023 | Jocelyn Alo became the first woman to play for the Bananas, getting an at bat in one of their games. |
| February 17 2023 | The Savannah Bananas began their expanded 'world' tour at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in Florida, launching an exhibition-only season that would last seven months. |
| 2022 | Banana Ball made its national television debut through a 6-game agreement with ESPN, with one game airing on ESPN2 and the remaining games on ESPN+ |
| 2022 | Expanded their world tour to 14 games across six new cities in four different states, with all games selling out, showcasing the team's growing popularity and unique entertainment approach. |
| 2022 | The Savannah Bananas won their third and final Petitt Cup championship before transitioning entirely to exhibition games with their 'Banana Ball' format. |
| August 2022 | ESPN+ released a miniseries about the team called Bananaland. |
| May 6 2022 | Continued the Challenger Series against the Kansas City Monarchs, with each team winning one game during the series, demonstrating a competitive and entertaining baseball spectacle. |
| May 5 2022 | The Savannah Bananas launched their first 'Challenger Series' against the Kansas City Monarchs, expanding their Banana Ball world tour to include a unique competition format with multiple game matchups. |
| 2021 | The Savannah Bananas launched their first 'One City World Tour', performing in Mobile, Alabama, and selling out both nights at Hank Aaron Stadium with a combined audience of over 7,000 fans. |
| 2021 | The Savannah Bananas won their second Petitt Cup championship. |
| 2020 | The Savannah Party Animals debuted as the opponent in Banana Ball games, creating a unique competitive dynamic similar to the Harlem Globetrotters. |
| 2018 | The team created the alternative 'Banana Ball' rule set and played its first intrasquad exhibition game using the new format. |
| 2016 | Inaugural season where the Savannah Bananas ranked second in average attendance among 160 summer collegiate teams, averaging 3,659 fans per game across 22 regular season home games with 17 sellouts. |
| 2016 | The Savannah Bananas were founded as a collegiate summer baseball team in the Coastal Plain League's West division. In their inaugural year, they won their first Petitt Cup championship. |
| February 25 2016 | The team officially revealed its name, logo, and colors after a name-the-team contest, choosing the Savannah Bananas. |
| September 22 2015 | The Savannah Sand Gnats departed for Columbia, South Carolina, creating an opportunity for a new baseball team in Savannah. |
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