The Banana Ball Championship League will visit 75 stadiums and 45 states in 2026.
The Savannah Bananas are ready to make Banana Ball even bigger in 2026.
On Thursday, the Bananas announced that the first season of the Banana Ball Championship League will visit 75 stadiums and 45 states to bring a different version of baseball to over 3.2 million fans in 2026.
Among the stadiums that will see Banana Ball include Texas A&M's Kyle Field and Tennessee Neyland Stadium, both featuring capacities of over 100,000. On the opposite end, Dehler Park in Billings, Montana will serve as the smallest venue with a crowd of 3,000.
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There will also be two new teams as the Loco Beach Coconuts and the Indianapolis Clowns will join the Bananas, Firefighters, Party Animals and Texas Tailgaters in the world of Banana Ball.
The six teams will also feature a "prime-time coach," as Banana Ball founder Jesse Cole told ESPN, who will manage "big games" on the schedule. Two-time World Series champion Shane Victorino, who has been involved previously, will be in charge of the Coconuts.
Victorino's old Philadelphia Phillies teammate Ryan Howard will be in charge of the Clowns, who are named after former Negro Leagues side.
Banana Ball will begin in February with a preseason schedule and then a tournament to determine a playoff spot. The six teams each play a 50-game regular season between the end of April to September with the top three teams making the postseason. A champion will be crowned during the Oct. 10 Banana Bowl.
2026 Banana Ball key dates
Feb. 26-28: Opening weekend (Dick Howser Stadium/Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Fla.)
April 16-19: Banana Ball Open (Grayson Stadium, Savannah, Ga.)
October 1-4: Banana Ball Playoffs (Grayson Stadium, Savannah, Ga.)
Oct. 10: Championship, site TBD.
2026 Savannah Bananas home dates
March 7-8: Grayson Stadium (Savannah, Ga.)
March 14-15: Superdome (New Orleans, La.)
March 21-22: Petco Park (San Diego, Calif.)
March 27-28: Angel Stadium (Anaheim, Calif.)
April 11-12: Kenan Stadium (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
April 25-26: Yankee Stadium (New York, N.Y.)
May 14-16: Grayson Stadium (Savannah, Ga.)
May 21: Neyland Stadium (Knoxville, Tenn.)
May 23: Neyland Stadium (Knoxville, Tenn.)
June 4-6: Grayson Stadium (Savannah, Ga.)
July 3-4: Kinnick Stadium (Iowa City, Iowa)
July 30-Aug. 1: Grayson Stadium (Savannah, Ga.)
Aug. 14-15: Coors Field (Denver, Colo.)
Aug. 21-22: Busch Stadium (St. Louis, Mo.)
Sept. 11-13: Grayson Stadium (Savannah, Ga.)
Sept. 18-20: Grayson Stadium (Savannah, Ga.)
2026 Texas Tailgaters home dates
March 8-9: Riders Field (Frisco, Texas)
March 14-15: Dell Diamond (Round Rock, Texas)
April 24-26: Hodgetown Stadium (Amarillo, Texas)
May 2: Kyle Field (College Station, Texas)
May 7-9: Oneok Field (Tulsa, Okla.)
May 15-16: Southwest University Park (El Paso, Texas)
May 28-30: Whataburger Field (Corpus Christi, Texas)
June 26-27: Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium (San Antonio, Texas)
July 2-4: Momentum Bank Ballpark (Midland, Texas)
Aug. 21-22: Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
Aug. 28-29: Constellation Field (Sugar Land, Texas)
Sept. 24-26: Globe Life Field (Arlington, Texas)
2026 Party Animals home dates
March 7-8: AutoZone Park (Memphis, Tenn.)
March 20-21: Sutter Health Park (Sacramento, Calif.)
March 28-29: Spring Brooks Stadium (Conway, S.C.)
April 11-12: Rio Grande Credit Union (Albuquerque, N.M.)
April 30, May 1-2: Las Vegas Ballpark (Las Vegas, Nevada)
May 8-10: Truist Park (Atlanta, Ga.)
May 22-24: Cheney Stadium (Tacoma, Wash.)
June 6-7: American Family Field (Milwaukee, Wisc.)
June 18-20: First Horizon Park (Nashville, Tenn.)
June 27-28: Autzen Stadium (Eugene, Ore.)
July 31, Aug. 1: Albertson’s Stadium (Boise, Idaho)
Aug. 13-15: The Ballpark at America First Square (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Sept. 18-19: Comerica Park (Detroit, Mich.)
Sept. 25-26: Progressive Field (Cleveland, Ohio)
2026 Loco Beach Coconuts home dates
April 10-11: Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park (Charleston, S.C.)
May 29-30: ESPN Wide World of Sports (Orlando, Fla.)
June 18-20: Delta Dental Stadium (Manchester, N.H.)
July 2-4: Vystar Ballpark (Jacksonville, Fla.)
July 24-25: Delta Dental Park (Portland, Maine)
July 31-Aug. 1: Prince George's Stadium (Bowie, Md.)
Aug. 7-9: Target Field (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Aug. 13-15: Daniel S. Frawley Stadium (Wilmington, Del.)
Aug. 28-29: Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)
Sept. 25-26: Keesler Federal Park (Biloxi, Miss.)
2026 Firefighters home dates
March 14-15: Dickey Stephens Park (Little Rock, Ark.)
March 21-22: Riverwalk Stadium (Montgomery, Ala.)
March 28-29: Salt River Fields (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
April 24-26: Fluor Field (Greenville, S.C.)
May 1-2: Carmax Park (Richmond, Va.)
May 7-9: Equity Bank Stadium (Wichita, Kansas)
May 22-23: PNC Field (Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Pa.)
June 4-6: Truist Field (Charlotte, N.C.)
June 11, 13: Haymarket Park (Lincoln, Neb.)
July 24-26: Wrigley Field (Chicago, Ill.)
Aug. 7-8: Coca Cola Park (Lehigh Valley, Pa.)
Aug: 20-22: Dehler Park (Billings, Mont.)
Sept. 11-12: NBT Bank Stadium (Syracuse, N.Y.)
2026 Indianapolis Clowns home dates
May 15-16: Victory Field (Indianapolis, Ind.)
May 30-31: Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City, Mo.)
June 12-13: Kendrick Family Ballparks (Morgantown, W. Va.)
June 19-21: Great American Ballpark (Cincinnati, Ohio)
June 26-27: Newman Outdoor Field (Fargo, N.D.)
July 23-25: Dunkin Park (Hartford, Conn.)
Aug. 6-8: Fifth Third Park (Spartanburg, S.C.)
Aug. 27-29: The Birdcage (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
Sept. 11-13: Legends Field (Lexington, Ky.)
Sept. 19-20: Rickwood Field (Birmingham, Ala.)
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