There’s a chance your TikTok feed has slipped in a few clips of the Savannah Bananas, an exhibition baseball team whose antics and gameplay style may remind you of the Harlem Globetrotters. In a league of their own, — they play Banana Ball and no longer belong to other leagues — the team can be seen dancing, singing and throwing curveballs on social media and your TV screen. This weekend, you can stream a game for free on the Roku Channel.
If coordinated choreography for songs like the Cupid Shuffle or KJ Jackson leading a lip-synced rendition of Gracie Abrams’ That’s So True haven’t been enough to draw you all the way in, maybe the upcoming game between the Savannah Bananas and The Firefighters at Fenway Park will get you.
What’s Banana Ball exactly, and what can you expect? Well, there’s a dance squad made up of senior citizens, a breakdancing coach, and all the players hit the choreo during every game. The Savannah Bananas have a roster of 25 and The Firefighters have a team of 27. Their hitters hit the field in creative, spirited walk-ups while there are plenty of other entertaining moves happening on the pitcher’s mound and beyond.
Winners are determined by points instead of runs and games can end before the ninth inning if one team has the most points. Because new innings can’t begin after the 1-hour, 50-minute mark, whatever inning the game is in will be the last. Banana Ball games operate on a “2-hour limit.”
If you haven’t checked the teams out in person or on TV yet, here’s how to tune in for free.
How to watch the Savannah Bananas vs. The Firefighters for free
Viewers in the US can watch the live game held at Fenway Park on Sunday, July 6, at 3:30 p.m. ET (12:30 p.m. PT) by navigating to The Roku Channel’s Sports Channel. The event is exclusive to the platform, and access is available via Roku TVs or devices, The Roku Channel website, iOS and Android devices, Fire TVs, Samsung TVs and Google TVs.
