Banana Ball is coming to Disney World.
Translation: An entertainment-driven version of baseball, popularized by the Savannah Bananas, will have a two-night stand at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World in May.
The games will not feature the original Bananas crew, instead pitting the Party Animals and the Loco Beach Coconuts, all teams within the Banana Ball Championship League. (Other clubs include Firefighters, Texas Tailgaters and the Indianapolis Clowns.)
Tickets will be sold via a lottery accessed at bananaball.com. Sign-ups must be completed by Nov. 1. Ticket prices start at $35. The Stadium at Wide World seats about 9,500 spectators, whereas the record attendance for the Bananas is 81,000 people at Memorial Stadium at Clemson University for an April matchup.
Banana Ball games mix in nontraditional rules and madcap entertainment moments. For instance, foul balls caught by fans count as outs, bunts (and mound visits) are banned, there is a two-hour time limit on games and there’s a complicated “showdown tiebreaker” in lieu of extra innings. Some competitions have been broadcast on YouTube and Disney-owned ESPN.
Other upcoming dates in Florida include three dates in Tallahassee in late February, and three nights in Jacksonville in July.
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