Savannah Bananas Set Date For Tour at Seattle Mariners Home Field
The Seattle Mariners home field of T-Mobile Park has been a part of several major events over the last two seasons.
In the last year-and-a-half alone, the Mariners have hosted the 2024 NHL Winter Classic and the 2023 All-Star Game.
T-Mobile Park wasn't home to the 2023 MLB Draft, but it was held right next door at the Seattle Seahawks/Seattle Sounders home stadium of Lumen Field (then known as CenturyLink Field).
Seattle is set to host another major event at the Pacific Northwest's baseball home in 2025.
The Savannah Bananas, a barnstorm exhibition team famous for its on-field performances and unique baseball format called "Banana Ball," announced T-Mobile Park as a destination for its 2025 tour on Oct. 3.
On Tuesday, the date of the Bananas' stop in Seattle was announced.
Savannah will be taking its tour to T-Mobile Park on Sept. 19-20, 2025.
Want to see @TheSavBananas in Seattle on Sept 19-20, 2025?!
— T-Mobile Park (@TMobilePark) October 14, 2024
Sign up for the ticket lottery by Nov. 1 to get the chance to purchase general tickets or fill out our form for premium seating.
🍌⚾ https://t.co/r9sZGEnnTQ pic.twitter.com/3I0zz0Du2f
From the team's inception in 2016 through 2022, the Bananas were a summer league collegiate ball team competing in the Coastal Plain League.
But with the team's "Banana Ball" format growing in popularity, the team stopped competing in the collegiate league and started playing exclusively as what can be summarized as baseball's version of the Harlem Globetrotters.
Similar to how the Globetrotters play against the Washington Generals in their exhibitions, Savannah plays teams like the Party Animals, the Firefighters and Texas Tailgaiters as part of the tours.
The Bananas' "Banana Ball" format is an exclusive set of game rules that only apply to their exhibitions.
These are the eleven Rules of Banana Ball. Which is your favorite?🍌 pic.twitter.com/iSxBrzxKgQ
— Savannah Bananas (@TheSavBananas) February 22, 2024
On top of their unique brand on baseball, there's often pregame, postgame, and even in-game performances featuring the players, coaches and even the umpires.
Everything about this was pitch perfect (see what we did there)🤪 pic.twitter.com/ppIN4uyagJ
— Savannah Bananas (@TheSavBananas) October 14, 2024
For fans looking to catch the Savannah Bananas at T-Mobile Park, they can sign up for a lottery to buy general admission tickets at mariners.com/bananas.
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