Savannah Bananas Bring ‘Banana Ball’ to Chicago for the First Time

Rock-star players draw raves ahead of 2nd Savannah Bananas sold-out Chicago game

Ruby Kellogg nearly broke into a sprint when the gates opened at a pre-game celebration for the Savannah Bananas in parking lot B at Rate Field on Saturday.The 14-year-old Minnesotan was among the first in line to get autographs from some of the Georgia-based baseball players, whose dancing, flips and tricks have earned comparisons to basketball's Harlem Globetrotters. After several “man-nana” male cheerleaders cut a yellow ribbon at the entranc…

Savannah Bananas hit home run with sold-out Chicago weekend

The Savannah Banananas hit a home run on the South Side this weekend with a pair of sell-outs at Rate Field in Chicago. Think of this as the baseball version of the Harlem Globetrotters.

Savannah Bananas make Chicago debut at Rate Field

Photos from the Savannah Bananas’ first appearance in Chicago on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. Savannah Bananas player DR Meadows flips while catching a fly ball in the second inning against the Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) Savannah Bananas player Dakota Albritton (14) high-fives team mascot Split before a game against the Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) A…

Savannah Bananas bring ‘Banana Ball’ to Chicago for the first time

CHICAGO (WGN) — The Savannah Banana baseball team from Savannah, Georgia, is widely popular with young families and those who want to go to the ballpark and have some major league fun. It opens like a Broadway musical with the ballplayers entertaining sold out crowds across the country before the first pitch is ever thrown. It’s like no other baseball game you’ve ever seen. “To have 3.6 million people on our waitlist is crazy,” Jesse Cole said. …