Banana Ball

Banana Ball Championship League
SportBaseball
CommissionerJesse Cole
No. of teams5
Most recent
champion(s)		Savannah Bananas
TV partner(s)
Streaming partner(s)
Official websiteBananaBall.com

Banana Ball, or the Banana Ball Championship League (BBCL) from 2026 on,[1][2] is an exhibition barnstorming baseball league based in Savannah, Georgia.[3] The league plays most of their games at Grayson Stadium since its inaugural season. The league currently has 5 teams, the Savannah Bananas, the Party Animals, the Firefighters, the Texas Tailgaters and The Visitors, similar to the decades-long format of basketball's Harlem Globetrotters and their partner touring team, the Washington Generals.[4] The league has been featured by ESPN, The Wall Street Journal, CNN 10, and Sports Illustrated because of its sports entertainment and viral videos.[5]

  1. ^ Brimmer, Adam Van. "Bananaland expansion: Savannah Bananas' next play is a Banana Ball league". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  2. ^ Gonzalez, Alden (October 4, 2024). "Bananas to hit 3 football, 18 MLB stadiums in '25". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  3. ^ Dominitz, Nathan. "Savannah Bananas fold collegiate team, focus on taking Banana Ball nationwide". Savannah Morning News. Archived from the original on August 21, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  4. ^ Palmer, Joseph (May 26, 2023). "'More than baseball': how the Savannah Bananas became the greatest show in sports". The Guardian. Archived from the original on September 13, 2023. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  5. ^ Heupel, Shannon (March 17, 2022). "Going Bananas! Two wild nights of 'the greatest show in baseball' coming to Montgomery". Montgomery Advertiser. Archived from the original on August 23, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2022.