An Illinois Based Savannah Bananas Style Baseball Team?

Is there room for another baseball entertainment team in America? Illinois is going to find out.

The Savannah Bananas are an entertainment phenomena

The Savannah Bananas have been a baseball revelation. It's baseball for people who get bored by the labored strategy of the grand old game. You have friends and family who tell you every spring and summer that baseball is too slow, too boring, “it takes too long for stuff to happen”. They love the brand of baseball that the Savannah Bananas play. It’s baseball, with a whole mess of other entertaining athletic things going on to keep fans' eyes on the action. Kind of like the Harlem Globetrotters of baseball.

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The Savannah Bananas toured around the country last summer to sold out stadiums, and fans left wowed and spreading the word on BananaBall. The Bananas sold out Busch stadium last season, when the Cardinals weren’t drawing fans. They also sold out Rate field, where the White Sox play, and are coming to Wrigley field for three nights in 2026. Wrigleyville will be Banana buzzing and Illinois wants a bigger piece of that action.

Illinois is getting into the Sports entertainment game—and yes, this will be based in Chicago— The Chicago Snowballs will begin playing a Banana Ball style game in May at Kerry Wood field in Chicago. The team is looking for gifted baseball players (men or women – yes, the Snowballs will be co-ed), who also have other skills like dancing, gymnastics, playing an instrument, or singing. The more unique the better. Your extra skills can be incorporated into the on-field product. Tryouts are in Chicago in January.