Fans Had the Harshest Reactions to the Savannah Bananas' Appearance at the ESPYs

Dave Portnoy Gets Absolutely Cooked After Savannah Bananas Meltdown

Instagram | Dave Portnoy (left) Instagram | Jesse Cole (right) The Savannah Bananas may have brought their trademark energy to the ESPYs, but Dave Portnoy wasn’t interested in joining the fun. The Barstool Sports founder took to social media during the broadcast to vent his frustration after the exhibition baseball team opened the show with a performance of their original song, “The Show Starts Now.” Dave Portnoy Couldn’t Hide His Disbelief Duri…

Fans had the harshest reactions to the Savannah Bananas' appearance at the ESPYs

Fans did not exactly go bananas over the appearance of the Savannah Bananas during Wednesday’s 2026 edition of the ESPYs. With no action from the four major pro leagues happening, the ESPYs at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City, N.Y., attracted plenty of eyeballs, though many seemed ready to rip those out of their eye sockets based on their reception to the song-and-dance performance by the barnstorming exhibition baseb…

ESPY Awards slammed for opening with ‘cornball’ Savannah Bananas performance

Broadway star Derek Klena led the team’s performance of their original song ‘The Show Starts Now’

"What the f*ck is this?" - Dave Portnoy rips Savannah Bananas over ESPYs performance

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy blasted the Savannah Bananas for their performance at the 2026 ESPYs, held at the David H. Koch Theater in New York City on July 15.

Savannah Bananas ripped over ESPYs performance as Dave Portnoy leads backlash: ‘What the f— is this’

Savannah Bananas were ripped for performing their song “The Show Starts Now” at the 2026 ESPYs, with Dave Portnoy and viewers slamming the viral baseball team’s opening performance at Lincoln Center.

Dave Portnoy, Clay Travis fume over Savannah Bananas’ ESPYs performance. Wah wah wah.

The Savannah Bananas are one of the funnest teams in sports right now. The barnstorming team sings, dances, lip-syncs, and entertains thousands of fans every summer with a more upbeat, loose approach to playing baseball. On Wednesday night, they took those talents to the ESPYs stage with a song and dance number. Take a look: The Savannah Bananas open up The 2026 ESPYS pic.twitter.com/WDRh2g7e0L— ESPN (@espn) July 16, 2026 Get off the sidelines…