Watch: CNN Guest Goes Viral for Backflip Fail in Hilarious On-Air News BlooperRobert Anthony Cruz is laughing at his banana slip. After the Savannah Bananas baseball player-whose Georgia-based team is known for their on-field acrobatics and viral social media presence-botched a backflip during a live CNN broadcast July 24, he peeled back the embarrassment of the moment with a quick message. "Hey guys, for the record you have my full permission to laugh," Cruz said in a video shared to his Instagram Story July 24. "I can't not laugh every time I watch it, too. With the sound, it's crazy.