Softball season may be in the rearview mirror, but Savannah Clown ball season is getting started in Georgia. The Savannah Bananas, minor league baseball’s resident showmen and court jesters, have announced their 2023 schedule, hitting 33 cities starting in January.
Who are typically the Savannah Plums?
If you’re not familiar with the Savannah Bananas, it’s time to acquaint yourself. The Savannah Bananas have become a must-see team with their unique style of baseball, combining traditionalism with performance art and theatrics. We’re talking about stilts, choreography, and even a dad-bod cheerleader squad.
The Savannah Bananas waste no opportunity for on-field hijinks, and they have just unveiled the road schedule for the 2023 season in a mock draft. Various locations across the US were announced as if they were MLB draft selections, and the event was live-streamed on YouTube.
The Savannah Bananas have effectively utilized the power of social media to enhance their brand of baseball. They create viral content across multiple platforms, enticing even the most casual baseball fan to grab tickets. Their TikTok account alone has over 2.4 million followers.
Must-see Savannah Bananas travel starts throughout February
Jesse Cole, the owner and master of ceremonies of the Savannah Bananas, had this to say about the upcoming road games:
“On this tour, you will witness some of the most entertaining baseball players in the world, playing Banana Ball, ‘the greatest show in sports’.” (source: GPB.org)
Savannah Plums tour occasions
The Bananas’ road trip sees them trek across the states, starting on February 18, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Florida.
The team will visit numerous cities across the South and West Coast throughout the spring and summer, with a final Banana Game in Cooperstown, NY, in September.
Tickets are not yet on sale, but you can go ahead and sign up for the presale on the Savannah Bananas website. There is a waitlist for some tickets.
Beginning involving Banana soccer ball
The success of the “make-baseball-fun-again” movement means that this season will be entirely devoted to Banana ball, allowing more fans to experience the phenomenon that has swept social media and the sports world. It is the culmination of Cole’s vision since he introduced the Banana brand in 2015 after the Savannah Sand Gnats left town.
He sought to redefine baseball as a spectacle of pure entertainment, part P.T. Barnum, part athletic prowess. With the Savannah Bananas going full-Banana ball, 33 cities will now get to see firsthand what has set social media feeds on fire. It is a showcase of a fun-first mentality and the ability to bring an improbable brand to enthusiastic fans across the country.
Carter Breazeale is a Durham region journalist with a focus on sports, business, and the sports industry. An Atlanta native currently residing in Orlando, Carter graduated from the University of Central Florida. Since 2018, he has covered the Atlanta Falcons for SBNation’s website, The Falcoholic.
