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The 2025 Banana Ball World Tour continues this weekend with a stop in Philadelphia. It promises mirth, chaos and yellow-peeled surrealism.
" Banana Ball " is hitting stadiums and screens this summer. Baseball's growing sensation, the Savannah Bananas, will be showcased Friday and Saturday nights on ESPN or ESPN2 from April to August. All 10 games will also be simulcast live on Disney+ and ESPN+. Fans can catch the action in the Savannah Bananas streaming hub.
In what can only be described as a baseball spectacle, the Savannah Bananas brought their viral brand of entertainment to Busch Stadium for the firs
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Weather aside, this weekend is going to be a hot one, Philly! Here's what's happening around the Philadelphia region this weekend.
The Savannah Bananas, a baseball team that draws comparisons with the Harlem Globetrotters and travels the country playing exhibition games, will visit Baltimore on Aug. 1 and 2. While the games are sold out, some (pricey) tickets remain on the secondary market.
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The viral baseball team joins “GMA” live to talk their unique style of play, social media fame and ever-growing fanbase.
Joe Sperone was working last year at a mortgage brokerage in Conshohocken and believed his baseball career ended in September with a few-week stint on Staten Island in one of the lower rungs of professional ball where the crowds were sparse and the checks were thin.
Since he was 6 years old, Sperone, from Broomall, has had a love for baseball. Now, at 23 years old, that dream will come true this weekend.
Savannah Bananas owner Jesse Cole and team star Jackson Olson discuss the team's unique style of play and going viral on social media.