Overview

• truTV and HBO Max will host 19 Banana Ball games under TNT Sports’ new partnership, extending the league’s summer coverage beyond its spring stint on ESPN and Disney+.
• The tour opens on August 16 at Guaranteed Rate Field and spans weekends at Grayson Stadium in Savannah and MLB venues in Chicago, Pittsburgh, San Diego, New York, Seattle and Houston before concluding in early October.
• Four entertainment-driven teams—Savannah Bananas, Party Animals, Firefighters and Texas Tailgaters—will vie for seeding in the inaugural Banana Ball Tour Championship based on World Tour results.
• Banana Ball’s unique rules feature a two-hour play limit with no extra innings, no walks replaced by base sprints, and outs awarded for fan-caught foul balls, all set to choreographed dances and on-field stunts.
• Following its national debut on ESPN and Disney+, the league has leveraged social media to amass over 10.5 million TikTok followers and 2.2 million YouTube subscribers.