Savannah’s Gone Bananas: World Tour and Wilson Sporting Goods Deal
If you don’t know the Savannah baseball team, who dress in bright yellow and emphasize fun as much as the actual game, you’re missing out. The Savannah Bananas are not your typical baseball team. Having recently been catapulted to internet fame (thanks, Tik-Tok!) and their fan-first mentality, it’s no surprise the team is doing bigger things.
Players breakdance, party in the crowd, wear kilts, have a player on stilts and even pay homage to the beloved “Banana Baby”. They play Banana Ball, an approach to baseball like you’ve never seen before. They are now on a world tour across the country with most games sold out or on a waiting list.
They’ll be wearing a lot of new gear for their tour thanks to a partnership with Wilson Sporting Goods. The partnership includes multiple Wilson family brands – Wilson®, Louisville Slugger®, EvoShield® – making the company the team’s exclusive supplier of gloves, racquets, protective gear, uniforms, warm-ups, helmets, bags and racquet gloves. And of course, the designs showcase the fun and wild style of the Bananas, including bespoke “crazy gloves”, never-before-seen bat decals and color combinations, and leopard print fishing gear.
Additionally, EvoShield is the provider of Bananas fan apparel, available both in the Team Store and online.
“Partnering with Wilson Sporting Goods for all of our gear is a perfect fit for us,” said Jared Orton, President of Savannah Bananas. “Banana Ball needs the highest quality equipment on the planet. Wilson, Louisville Slugger and EvoShield are the best in the business. You are the top banana. We think players and fans will love all the great gear and apparel out there. There is nothing comparable anywhere else.”
“What’s not to love about Savannah Bananas?” asked Michael Markovich, Wilson’s global director of commercial sales. “Harry Caray always said, ‘You can’t beat the fun at the old ballpark.’ Every night, the Bananas reinvent and take ‘Fun At The Old Ball Park’ to a new level. We’re honored they chose us to outfit every Banana in the Bunch.”
About the Savannah Bananas
The Savannah Bananas are a Savannah, Georgia-based baseball team that plays their home games at Historic Grayson Stadium, but they take the show on their Banana Ball World Tour, where they face off against their rivals, the Party Animals and other professional teams in Challenger compete series. The team has been featured on ESPN, The Wall Street Journal, CNN and Sports Illustrated and is known for their on-field hijinks and videos. The Bananas play their own version of baseball called Banana Ball, which includes new rules to make the game faster and more fun.
SOURCE: wilson sporting goods, savanna bananas, PRnewswire