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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — The Savannah Bananas are not your typical baseball team.
Sure, they hit home runs and throw strikeouts like any other baseball teams, but they put their own theatrical spin on it. The team plays a one-of-a-kind sports game called “Banana Ball,” a form of baseball where players spontaneously break out into choreographed dances and antics, along with several rule changes.
The team and the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation hosted a meet-and-greet for three young cancer patients and their family ahead of two sold-out games at Fenway on Saturday.
Head Coach Tyler Gillum said it’s those ballpark memories of interacting with players, getting autographs, and taking pictures that make the game so special.
“We never forget that,” he told WBZ NewsRadio. “We have so many never forget moments that really shaped our lives, and now we’re getting an opportunity to give back.”
Steph and her son Desmond, who has been receiving treatments for brain tumor at Mass General Hospital, were in attendance and said it’s a much-needed reprieve.
“Just to see him smile and laugh, I mean it was rough few weeks for him and for all of us,” she said.
Jesse Cole, a Scituate native and team owner, said the players are “as good as it gets.”
“I’m so proud of them because a lot of them didn’t get their chance to play major league baseball,” he added. “They had that big dream, and now they get to be big leaguers creating moments.”
WBZ NewsRadio's Kyle Bray (@KyleBrayWBZ) reports.
Photo: Kyle Bray/WBZ NewsRadio
Photo: Kyle Bray/WBZ NewsRadio