Savannah Bananas' Dakota "Stilts" Albritton pitches against the Firefighters during their "Banana Ball World Tour" Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Photo highlights from the Savannah Bananas’ exhibition baseball battle against the Firefighters
SEATTLE (AP) — The Savannah Bananas, an exhibition baseball team, took their talents to Seattle for a game against the Firefighters during their “Banana Ball World Tour.”
This photo gallery was curated by AP photo editors.
A bucket of official Banana Balls sits in a bucket before a game between the Savannah Bananas and the Firefighters during the “Banana Ball World Tour” Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)Savannah Bananas players surround the chosen “Banana Baby” of the baseball game before facing the Firefighters during their “Banana Ball World Tour” Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)Savannah Bananas’ Malachi Mitchell does a flip while jogging home to score against the Firefighters on a home run by teammate Bill Leroy as umpire Vincent Chapman watches during their “Banana Ball World Tour” Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)A fan holds a sign for the Savannah Bananas as they parade through the crowd outside T-Mobile Park during their “Banana Ball World Tour” Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)Fans cheer as the Firefighters and the Savannah Bananas dance on the field during their “Banana Ball World Tour” Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)Savannah Bananas outfielder Ty Jackson, front, greets fans as they parade through the streets behind T-Mobile Park during a pregame show before facing the Firefighters during their “Banana Ball World Tour” Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)Savannah Bananas’ Malachi Mitchell wears over a dozen necklaces while signing autographs for “VIBs,” or Very Important Bananas, before playing the Firefighters in a game during their “Banana Ball World Tour” Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)The manual scoreboard shows a welcome message for the Savannah Bananas as fans watch from the upper decks before a game between the Bananas and the Firefighters as part of the “Banana Ball World Tour” Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)Savannah Bananas extra hitter Alex Ziegler balances a banana on his nose in the Seattle Mariners dugout before a game against the Firefighters during their “Banana Ball World Tour” Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)Savannah Bananas right fielder Reese Alexiades makes a catch of a fly ball between his legs against the Firefighters during the “Banana Ball World Tour” Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)Savannah Bananas’ Dakota “Stilts” Albritton adjusts his stilts before a game against the Firefighters during the “Banana Ball World Tour” Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)Savannah Bananas’ Dakota “Stilts” Albritton catches a ball to sign for a “VIB,” or Very Important Banana fan before facing the Firefighters in a game during the “Banana Ball World Tour” Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)Maceo Harrison, the Savannah Bananas’ breakdancing first base coach, performs during their game against the Firefighters during their “Banana Ball World Tour” Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)The Savannah Bananas do a kick line before their game against the Firefighters during their “Banana Ball World Tour” Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
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