SCOTTSDALE, AZ — The Savannah Bananas are bringing their exciting, one-of-a-kind brand of baseball to Arizona in 2023!
The Bananas are an independent baseball team from Georgia that, until recently, competed in the independent Coastal Plain League. The team has grown heavily in popularity thanks to viral social media videos and national coverage by sports outlets.
Most recently, the team announced it will be going on a "Bananas Ball World Tour" competing in exhibitions across the United States.
In October the Bananas announced they will be coming to Scottsdale and Peoria right after Spring Training is complete, to play in two exhibition games.
2023 Banana Ball World Tour Draft
— Savannah Bananas (@TheSavBananas) October 4, 2022
Round 2, Pick 4
ARIZONA
📍 Scottsdale, AZ
🏟 Scottsdale Stadium
🗓 March 31, 2023
📍 Peoria, AZ
🏟 Peoria Sports Complex
🗓 April 1, 2023@SFGiants @PeoriaSportsCom
The team says it will play at Scottsdale Stadium on March 31, and Peoria Sports Complex on April 1, 2023.
If you've never heard of the Savannah Bananas, or heard of "Banana Ball", it's worth a quick search on any of your social media platforms.
The team plays a unique style of baseball with rules that are designed to make the game faster and more enjoyable for fans. For example, if a fan in the stands catches a foul ball, it counts as an out for their team. Players will even be seen wearing stilts, having dance-offs, and interacting with the crowd throughout the game. The score is kept, but the game is focused more on the fun than the actual baseball most of the time.
Think, Harlem Globetrotters, but for baseball.
It's unclear who the Bananas will compete against in the two exhibition games in Arizona.
For those that had previously signed up for presale alerts for tickets, there will be a drawing on February 3 to determine if you will get access to purchase tickets.
Once that presale is over, tickets will open to the public at a later date. You can join the waiting list online here.
