Members of the Savannah Bananas and The Firefighters wave to fans after their game at Fenway Park on July 05, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts. Photo by Jaiden Tripi/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment TNT Sports will be seeing yellow over the next couple of months, with the sports division inking the biggest TV deal yet for the Savannah Bananas and Banana Ball, including the first ever Banana Ball tour championship. TNT Sports will televise 19 Banana Ball games in August and September on TruTV and HBO Max, with the Savannah Bananas taking on the Party Animals, Firefighters or Texas Tailgaters in each game. Last season TNT Sports televised five Banana Ball games, marking a significant increase in coverage. The Banana Ball tour championship will be held around the time of the MLB Division Series meaning that there will be a lot of baseball on the TNT Sports channels around that time. Related Stories TV Roku Snags Documentary on Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl Win (Exclusive) TV Amazon Orders Aussie Rules Docuseries From 'Drive to Survive' Producer The TNT Sports coverage will include Bananas games in MLB ballparks, including PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Petco Park in San Diego, Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, T-Mobile Park in Seattle, and Daikin Park in Houston The Savannah Bananas and Banana Ball are the brainchild of owner and promoter Jesse Cole, who also serves as a master of ceremonies of sorts at each game, sporting a banana yellow suit and top hat. The game is baseball, but with certain rules removed and others added to maximize enjoyment and fun. Players do TikTok dances on the field and during walkups, and are rewarded for executing trick plays in the field, similar to what the Harlem Globetrotters do, though the Banana ball teams are all playing to win. Cole has been successful in getting TV deals for the Bananas in multiple venues, with Disney+, ESPN and Roku all televising or streaming games. The game also stream on YouTube. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up versant 'NBC Nightly News' EP Meghan Rafferty Exits to Join Versant Live Feed How the 'Platonic' Creators Blew Up Their Plans for an Anthology Series Live Feed 'Building the Band' Producers Talk Season 2 Hopes and Liam Payne Legacy: "He Saw His Own Experience Up There on Stage" Live Feed The 'WWE: Unreal' Director Wasn't a Wrestling Fan - Boy Did He Learn on the Job Live Feed Rufus Sewell, Louis Partridge, Fiona Shaw, Daryl McCormack Join 'Pride and Prejudice,' Netflix Releases First Look Seth Myers Seth Meyers Says He'd Worry About His "Mental Health" If NBC's 'Late Night' Gets Canceled versant 'NBC Nightly News' EP Meghan Rafferty Exits to Join Versant Live Feed How the 'Platonic' Creators Blew Up Their Plans for an Anthology Series Live Feed 'Building the Band' Producers Talk Season 2 Hopes and Liam Payne Legacy: "He Saw His Own Experience Up There on Stage" Live Feed The 'WWE: Unreal' Director Wasn't a Wrestling Fan - Boy Did He Learn on the Job Live Feed Rufus Sewell, Louis Partridge, Fiona Shaw, Daryl McCormack Join 'Pride and Prejudice,' Netflix Releases First Look Seth Myers Seth Meyers Says He'd Worry About His "Mental Health" If NBC's 'Late Night' Gets Canceled